Mauricio Pochettino is hoping the motivation of trying to win a London derby will help keep Tottenham's Premier League title challenge alive at Chelsea on Monday.
Tottenham slipped seven points adrift of table-topping Leicester City with a 1-1 draw at home to West Brom last time out.
"Against Chelsea it's a derby and we need to still fight for the title," the Argentine told Spurs TV.
"Chelsea this season were not consistent like the season before. They're in a position in the middle of the table, but always they keep very good players and are a very good team and can play well in a game. But our objective is to go and try to get the three points.
"The derby is a big motivation for everyone. There's a lot of speech from them about the team they want to win the league and this is another motivation for us. It's true that we expect a tough game, we are ready to fight and we'll see what happens."
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink denies the Blues' sole intention is to dent Tottenham's hopes of lifting a first Premier League title.
"It's not specifically [about stopping] Tottenham to make the season a success. That's not true. I don't think like that," said Hiddink.
"I cannot give a guarantee of results, but I can guarantee the effort will be there. Not just in Monday's game.
"They showed this year a lot of stability. There's never a guarantee in football, but the way they play is a way for success. They have very good balance in their team."
Tottenham's only injury concern regards Eric Dier after the England international sustained a concussion during a training session, but the match comes too soon for Nabil Bentaleb.
Key Opta stats:
- Chelsea have not lost a league home game against Tottenham Hotspur since February 1990; winning 17 and drawing eight of their 25 meetings at Stamford Bridge since.
- The Blues lost their last Premier League home game against Manchester City – they haven't lost two in a row in the competition at Stamford Bridge since November 2011.
- Tottenham Hotspur have attempted 131 more shots on target than they have allowed their opponents this season (236 v 105); the biggest differential by a Premier League side in 2015-16.
- Cesc Fabregas now has 95 assists in the Premier League – only Ryan Giggs (162) and Frank Lampard (102) have more in the history of the competition.
- Harry Kane is two goals away from scoring 50 Premier League goals – if he does it in this game then he'll be the eighth quickest player to 50 goals in the competition (in his 84th appearance).
