With the league's first winter break done and dusted, it is full steam ahead for the clubs fighting to secure the lucrative Champions League berths behind champions-elect Liverpool.
Any London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham is a feisty occasion, but there is an extra spice to the rivals' latest meeting as they are in direct competition for a European place.
Fourth placed Chelsea are just one point ahead of fifth placed Tottenham and a victory for Jose Mourinho's men would take them above his former club.
Arsenal and Everton, who meet in north London, are further behind in the race, but the possibility of Manchester City losing their appeal against a two-year Champions League ban means a fifth place finish could be enough to reach Europe's elite club competition.