Chelsea erased a 2-nil halftime lead with a four-goal second half that included a pair of Cole Palmer penalties.WATCH – Chelsea vs SpursBoth teams have seen better days, with once title-fighting Chelsea in fourth place and without a win over a current top-half side since toppling Aston Villa on December 1 in the middle of a five-match Premier League winning streak.

After losing their respective London derbies against Arsenal and Fulham before the international break, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur would clash heads this midweek in another high-profile battle

Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur with pressure ratcheting up in their push to seal a finish in the Premier League top four (or five) that will get them back into the UEFA Champions League next season. The race for qualification is tight, with just five points separating fourth-place Chelsea from Bournemouth in tenth.

While the Blues lost 1-0 at Arsenal prior to the international break, Spurs suffered a 2-0 defeat to Fulham last time out, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs. Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; James, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Chelsea will return to action on Thursday as the Blues will welcome struggling Tottenham to Stamford Bridge. Enzo Maresca's side will need to get back to winning ways to push for a top-four finish this season.

The Blues are a point ahead of Manchester City, who face Leicester City on Wednesday, with Newcastle United and Brighton also within striking distance

Postecoglou confirmed there are "no new injuries" in his squad, but Thursday's match will likely come too soon for Richarlison: " [There is] a chance to play the weekend if he keeps training as he has been. [Dejan] Kulusevski and Kevin [Danso] should return in the next few weeks.

Enzo Maresca has confirmed Chelsea trio Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke are all fit to face Tottenham. Palmer has been struggling with a muscular problem and withdrew from the England squad after missing the defeat to Arsenal before the international break.