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Head coach Mauricio Pochettino has a full complement of players to choose from when Tottenham host rivals Arsenal this weekend.

Spurs have no injuries to contend with heading into Saturday's match, when they can also welcome back Nabil Bentaleb.

The midfielder has been away at the African Nations Cup but has returned following Algeria's early exit, while Emmanuel Adebayor, Younes Kaboul and Etienne Capoue could be involved in the squad after deadline-day moves did not materialise.

Ahead of the derby showdown Pochettino expressed his admiration for long-serving Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger.

"It is difficult for me to imagine the next season, so 18 years - woah," he said.

"This is why I admire so much Arsene because it's not easy for a manager to stay in the same place a lot of time like him."

Pochettino also admires the "perfect" balance Wenger has struck between young players, current stars and experienced older heads.

"We need to settle the basis for the future," the Spurs head coach added.

"When the new stadium comes, we need more income, more business, very good for our fans, nice stadium.

"It's all much better, but we are focused on the present too. We have a plan for the present and for the long-term. This is what the people need to know.

"Football is present because Saturday is a big game for us. It's no more than Saturday, and for our supporters too.

"We need to understand that we need to get the good results now to develop in a very good way our future, like a club."

Wenger revealed leading scorer Alexis Sanchez feels he can defy the doctors and tackle Tottenham, but will not risk further injury to his star man.

The 18-goal Chile forward missed last weekend's 5-0 demolition of Aston Villa with a hamstring strain, but has stepped up his rehabilitation.

Wenger, though, suggested he was likely to err on the side of caution.

"Alexis wants to have a go today, but I think he is too short," Wenger said.

"He wants to play, of course, he is very keen. He feels he can defy the medical people because he is so keen to play that he thinks he can get over strains."

Wenger added: "I don't know yet, I need medical advice on that, and I need to see what he can do in training as well."

Despite the fitness concerns over Sanchez, England forward Danny Welbeck is in line to make a return after being out since December 28 with a thigh problem.



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Booked!

Nemanja Matic knows a repeat of Chelsea's rout of
Everton in August is unlikely when the two sides meet at
Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
The Serb was among the goalscorers as the Barclays Premier
League leaders beat Roberto Martinez's side 6-3 in an
exhilarating encounter at Goodison Park.
Chelsea have gone from strength to strength since that
victory and head into the midweek encounter with a seven-
point lead at the top of the table after they won 2-1 at
Aston Villa on Saturday and Manchester City drew 1-1 with
Hull City. Everton are down in 12th after a goalless
Merseyside derby draw with Liverpool and head to the capital
looking for a first triumph at Chelsea since 1994. Matic is not
expecting Everton to be so vulnerable defensively as at
Goodison.
"Now at home we have to win," Matic told chelseafc.com. "We
know that it is also going to difficult but if we want to be
champions we have to win. Everton is not the kind of team to
concede six.
"They did against us but not again so we just want to win, it
doesn't matter if it is with six goals or 1-0, we just need
three points."
Jose Mourinho claimed that his team’s seven-point
advantage is "nothing" and Matic echoed his manager's
sentiments.
"We have many games to the end and only a seven points lead,
because Manchester City are a very good team, they will
fight to the end and we will see at the end,” he said. "We are
in a good way at the moment and we will try to keep like this
but it is a long way to go."

Diego Costa scored twice in Chelsea's win at Goodison Park,
but the Spain striker will be missing, serving the last tie of a
three-match ban. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set to return
after missing the last two matches with a hamstring injury,
but it remains to be seen if Filipe Luis (calf) is available to
return.
Romelu Lukaku will be eager to make an impact in his first
appearance at Stamford Bridge since his move to Everton
from Chelsea was made permanent last July. Martinez will be
hoping Leighton Baines (knee) can return after missing the
derby, but Aiden McGeady will miss out with a knee problem
sustained in training. The game may also come too soon for
Steven Pienaar (knee), while Leon Osman (foot) and Tim
Howard (calf) are still sidelined.

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priestken1:
we(man u) are not fighting to win d league,all we want is to be at d top 4 and next season we will definitely win d league.

i hear u. .

notoriousbabe:
I have dreamted that one,PSG beated chelshit by 4 goals to one

bad dream,we go avert am

Captain Ron Vlaar could return for Aston Villa against Chelsea in Saturday's Barclays Premier League match after resuming training this week.

The defender has been sidelined with a knee injury since limping out against Crystal Palace on New Year's Day.

Philippe Senderos is likely to sit out again with his calf problem and Libor Kozak continues to recover from a broken leg but Joe Cole may make the squad after a hamstring injury.

Christian Benteke has been watching video nasties after boss Paul Lambert revealed they have gone back to basics to revive his season.

The striker has bagged just two league goals this term after returning from a ruptured Achilles in October.

Villa have failed to score in 10 hours and 12 minutes in the league - since Benteke netted against Manchester United in December.

But the striker has struggled since and has been studying videos with the Villa coaching staff of where he can improve in a bid to rescue his form.

Lambert said: "He has looked at them himself, it's not something which has gone unnoticed by anyone. We look at them and show him things. It will make him stronger.

"He is not naive, he knows what's going on. The big thing is to help him and help the team get him back to where he was.

"He could well be (watching videos at home), but we have sat with him as staff and showed him things he can improve on."

Deadline day signing Juan Cuadrado could make his Chelsea and fit again playmaker Cesc Fabregas could also feature for the leaders.

Filipe Luis (calf) remains out, alongside the suspended Diego Costa, who serves the second of his three-match ban for his stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can.

Jose Mourinho could be tempted to restore Petr Cech in goal after Thibaut Courtois' uncharacteristic mistake in the build-up to Manchester City's equaliser last Saturday, while Kurt Zouma is again likely to start in defence ahead of Gary Cahill.

Mourinho spoke publicly for the first time in 10 days on Friday and refused to hide his simmering resentment towards the media over Costa's suspension.

The Blues boss, who risked a Premier League fine for avoiding media duties either side of last weekend's draw with City, was unhappy with the portrayal of the challenge between Costa and Can.

Asked why he had not spoken to the media since immediately after advancing to the Capital One Cup final at Liverpool's expense on January 27, Mourinho said: "Because if you (the media) want, you can make a silence very noisy. Depends what you want to do.

"You could make noise with my silence, because you know the reason for my silence. It depends on you. If I was a journalist I could make from silence, lots of words."

Mourinho in December spoke of a "clear campaign" against his side.

He was fined B£25,000 the day after the Liverpool win for those comments.

Asked if the reason for his absence was because of Costa's suspension Mourinho, who chose not to discuss the incident, said: "Not just (Costa's ban). I don't reflect. Maybe I'm punished to reflect.

"Maybe they (football's authorities) can read my reflection and (that) I don't want."

Managers are required to speak before and after matches under Premier League broadcast regulations.

Mourinho, who often wears a smile but did not on Friday, added: "You know why I'm here so you cannot expect that I'm super happy to be here."

Mourinho responded "yes" when asked if he was in attendance because he was required to be.

He risks a fine from the Premier League for his absence, although possibly not as big a financial penalty as the one which he would likely have been subjected to had he spoken around the City clash.

"You know the only surprise I had in relation to that was to be punished when I was pushed by another manager (Arsenal's Arsene Wenger)," Mourinho said.

"Apart from that I can expect everything."

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The poster above me suppose dey yaba left

D match neva finish? Whch 1 be 'live' again?

Yustash001:
and what I mean is that he'll only be seeing red cards and getting match bans if he's too aggressive...

yea if he's 'too aggressive' . .

ginajet:
amen.....make I go sleep so that I go dream another one again

dream abt our match against psg. . Chai tough matches still dey oo

bigkesh:
Fatigue and injury........ Everyone looked tired....... Thank God we ar out of the Fa cup

i swear i happy as we crash out. . Cncentrating on everytin we'd hv achieved nuttin

ginajet:
I had a dream and in that dream.... CFC won

that dream na 4 nxt match

Yustash001:
you must be joking....go and ask balotelli the number of red card he has seen and due to his aggressiveness.......it's not good for a striker to be too gentle.....bt costa's is excessive....

thats nt what i mean,i mean a good striker is supposed 2 be aggressive in front of goal & costa is doing just that.

femi4:
na back of the tv u dey watch, the error was from the gk

whch gk? If courtois no cm out 2 try punch that ball u go still cmplain,at that time we dy in cntrol wt the ball,matic gv thm opportunity

Nice result. . Still on top

femi4:
na the keeper not the defence

whch kind keeper? Its Matic

Nw dm dn get morale,whch kind omen b this

Matic. . Thunder faya u

Goaaaal. . . My Gawd

Ivanovic abeg no fuccck up my high

Ramires na wetin we knw u 4

OGeeKush:
Mourinho don kill my spirit even b4 the game started

See the squad and bench

wetn do the squad

Nice lineup.. Sagna go hear am

priestken1:
Man u all the way,we are back...

yea u are right,u guyz are BACK,asin back back away frm the top

makzeze:
or we are gonna kill you by 1-0. Lampard to score the winning goal by God's grae.

lampard? Why nt aguero? Una dn jam rock today

Yustash001:
Costa is too aggressive... that's what I don't like about him....bt we'll be missing fabregas against him...

u should be happy he is aggressive,thats one quality of a good striker.

pamcode:
what bst if i may i ask pardon my ignorance

british summer time

aieromon:
Its called PAYBACK

ok o

My Gawd