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Robinson looks like he's out and Chelsea will be looking to thwack us after losing in the CC final. This is going to be a rough one.

Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson has an ankle problem and is doubtful for the Barclays Premier League clash against Chelsea tomorrow.

Ledley King has recovered from a calf complaint but Robbie Keane has a knee injury, although Spurs are hopeful of him recovering.

Ricardo Rocha (groin) has been struggling, while Gareth Bale (foot) and Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) are out for the season.

Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate believes Avram Grant's men will be seeking revenge for their Carling Cup defeat when the two sides meet again on Wednesday.

Chelsea need the points for their title bid, while Spurs are looking to bridge the gap with 10th place and eventually break into the top half for the first time this season.

Woodgate, who scored the winner at Wembley against the Blues, said: "It will be a harder game than the final without a doubt and they will want to put that right.

"They are going for the league title, they've always been there and thereabouts and the race is still wide open. They've top players who are hitting form at the right time.

"But we always fancy ourselves to beat anyone, home or away and this is no different. We also want to put matters right after losing at Manchester City.

"When you are a professional footballer you want to win as many games as you can and keep pushing up the league. We don't want to be in the bottom half of the table.

"We've nine games left, 27 points to play for and we'll be looking to win every game.''

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech could be fit enough to return to first team action against Tottenham at White Hart Lane tomorrow.

Cech has virtually recovered from his ankle problem and should be included in the squad.

Chelsea have no fresh injury worries but Grant must decide whether to choose Nicolas Anelka or Didier Drogba to lead the attack.

Meanwhile, the Blues coach has taken the pressure off his misfiring strikers by insisting he is unconcerned by the lack of goals from Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.

Anelka has only scored twice since he arrived at Stamford Bridge for £15million in the January transfer window while Drogba's only goal after returning from the African Nations Cup came in the Carling Cup final defeat to Tottenham at Wembley.

"I'm not worried as long as the team are scoring goals,'' said Grant.

"Anelka, when he played against West Ham and against Derby, played like a team player. We won because of him. He played well.

"If he plays well and the team scores four or six goals, it's still good even if you do judge strikers by goals.

"I'm sure he and Didier will score goals. Our game is that we play with three forwards and the players behind come forward and provide goals. The team score, not one player.''

Chelsea's capitulation to Spurs at Wembley gave Grant a rare taste of defeat and yet the 52-year-old Israeli is adamant that `revenge' is not a word that features in his vocabulary as far as tomorrow's game is concerned.

Grant said: "I don't live in the past. When we came to the Carling Cup, I didn't think about us having beaten them in the league a few weeks before.

"I don't think it will be relevant in this game. We are trying to build a style of the team - some basic things, how we move, how we build an attack, how we defend.

"In that game at Wembley, we didn't play. Winning this game would be good. It's always good to win.''

source: ESPNsoccernet - Preview: Tottenham vs Chelsea - English Premier League