First, I'd like to comment on how ridiculously over-packed the fixtures are at this point in the season. All the managers have commented on it, and it seems like the "football" has been sacrificed at the expense of new years fixtures...
Nonetheless, tomorrow we can compliment our win over Man City with another clean sheet and three points over Sunderland. If we win by three goals and concede though I certainly won't be complaining.
It brings me onto the possibility that Chelsea will hopefully be dropping their first points in several games on Tuesday against Spurs. Spurs will want revenge for their two previous meetings. Last season, Chelsea all but ended their title ambitions. This season, they ended Spurs' unbeaten start with a Chelsea home win at Stamford Bridge.
Champions find a way to win when they struggle in games. It is fair to say that this typified Chelsea in early December, with narrow wins over the likes of West Brom, Sunderland and Crystal Palace; of which two are well and truly in the relegation dogfight. After that, a tricky (on paper) game away at Champions Leicester, who seem to play far better against the bigger clubs.
All that said, are we seeing any points dropped by the chasing pack? Will City recover and win at home to Burnley? They narrowly beat them 2-1 away from home earlier this season.
Will Man Utd add to Bilic's woes at the Olympic Stadium for West Ham? This game was a draw earlier in the game at Old Trafford. West Ham have also managed two consecutive home wins since their drubbing by Arsenal.
Arsenal, themselves now our closest rivals on points margin, managed to beat Bournemouth, a stoppage time third ending Bournemouth's chances of a result. A game of spurned opportunities, will Bournemouth be stronger for the home game rather than at the Emirates?
