Can Spurs finally win the big one?

The last few years for Tottenham have had its fair share of watershed moments, Spurs have not only broken into the Champions League places but they've also managed some consistency with successive appearances in Europe's elite football competition. More importantly they've also managed to break the hold that the league's bigger sides once held over them in recent seasons. Spurs finally ended their winless runs against Arsenal, Manchester United (even winning at Old Trafford) and finally winning matches against their biggest rivals Chelsea going as far as demolishing the would be champions 5-3 at White Hart Lane just last season. All this goes a long way to tell how drastically things have changed in England's footballing circles.

However, one thing that hasn't changed is Chelsea's stellar record against Spurs at Stamford Bridge. The Blues haven't lost a league match at the Bridge to Spurs in almost 30 years.. Not to mention how wins for Mauricio Pochettino's men have been hard to come by against Chelsea  overall as Spurs have only won 7 of their last 64 matches against this weekend's opponents.

And if Spurs need any more incentive to finally snap their winless run at Chelsea they only need to look back on the last few seasons as Chelsea have so often spoiled the party for Spurs. Chelsea became the first team  to beat Spurs at their temporary home of Wembley this season. Last season they beat Spurs to the league title, denied them a place in the FA Cup final, and most memorably the season before ended Spurs' league chase coming back from two goals down to draw the match handing Leicester City the league title in the process.

There's also the small issue of a Spurs win moving them even closer to a European spot and in the process claiming the crown as the out right kings of London which means they finally step out of the shadow that both Arsenal and Chelsea have cast over them for so long.

While finishing in a Champion's League spot may not be a trophy as most critics will readily argue, in the long the long run its a good start when taking into consideration of how Man City have managed to raise the bar, the emergence of a red hot Liverpool and that consistent Champions League along with the redevelopment of White Hart Lane would be key for Spurs to emulate the exploits of their city rivals.