Jose Mourinho will meet his former club this afternoon as he and Spurs side travel to Stamford Bridge to face their next Premier League hurdle. It could boil down into a really cagey affair in west London as the two rivals fight to assert their dominance in the table.

As it stands, just two points separate the clubs and a win or a draw for Tottenham will see them leapfrog Liverpool and reclaim their top spot.

Owner Roman Abramovich will be hoping that his 1,000th match in charge of the Blues will end in victory on home soil. However, Mourinho has the perfect chance to get revenge on the man who gave him the boot twice.

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"You'll have to ask Frank [Lampard] if they fear us or not," the ex-Chelsea boss said ahead of the fixture. "But I don't think fear is the right word at this level. We don't fear anyone."

With his fighting talk, he could unleash his new stroke of genius that has seen Spurs field perhaps the deadliest attack in the league this season. Mourinho has been deploying Harry Kane in a deeper role recently and his gamble has paid off in dividends.

Tottenham have scored 21 goals so far and the £250,000 per week forward has contributed to 16 of them with his seven goals and nine assists (via Transfermarkt). Kane's deadly presence in front of goal and new unearthed playmaking ability could be crucial in Mourinho's mission to upset Chelsea and Abramovich this afternoon. Lampard's defence will need to be on high alert as they prepare to keep the Englishman and Son Heung-min quiet.

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