Xabi Alonso has overseen back-to-back wins for the first time in the Premier League to take Chelsea into the top four, and the hosts have lost just once in their last 16 home meetings with Spurs. Another win today would make it a record-breaking seventh in a row against their north London foes. To say the Bridge has been an unhappy hunting ground for Tottenham is an understatement, though James Maddison is fit to start as Dominic Solanke drops to the bench.
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