Chelsea can all but guarantee qualifying for next season's Champions League with a win over Tottenham on Wednesday.
Tottenham, on the other hand, must beat Chelsea to claim a top four spot. The Tottenham club has their work cut out for them, they haven't won on Chelsea's home field in over 20 years. Since their last win in February 1990, Tottenham has lost 25 consecutive matches to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Behind Gareth Bale, Tottenham hopes to break the losing streak.
Wednesday marks Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas' first return to Stamford Bridge since Chelsea fired him in March 2012. Villas-Boas managed the Chelsea club for nine months before his termination, and he insists his return will not mean anything special to him, according to ESPN.
"It is a club which I have gone past," Villas-Boas said. "I have good and bad memories like everyone else, but it was a period which did not finish the way I would have liked."
Tottenham is shorthanded for Wednesday's matchup: Younes Kaboul (thigh), William Gallas (calf) and Sandro (knee) will not play. The team expects to have Aaron Lennon and Mousa Dembele available.
Chelsea will play without John Obi Mikel (hip) and Ryan Bertrand (knee). Eden Hazard will be available, and Oriol Romeu, who has returned to practice following a knee problem, might play.
Chelsea plays Tottenham on Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. ET. You can watch the live stream HERE.
