With so much at stake, Ed Chamberlin is looking forward to an all-action Premier League weekend.
Can anyone stop United's irresistible roll?
I have quite a weekend to look forward to.
I start by presenting the big game at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening on Sky Sports HD2 from 5pm.
Can Chelsea close the gap on Manchester United to three points or will Spurs get to within one point of the fourth Champions League place for 24 hours at least?
I then head to the Emirates the next morning to host a truly Super Sunday with Arsenal against Manchester United followed by Manchester City versus West Ham. I can't wait.
Graeme Souness and Glenn Hoddle will be my guests on Saturday evening and I'm looking forward to picking their brains on all things Chelsea (1-2 with Skybet) and Tottenham (11-2).
A point is not much use to either side so it should be a thriller; mind you there aren't many dull Spurs games these days.
The problems Tottenham have are:
1) The champions seem to be leaving their best for last
2) Chelsea have won more PL points (76) and scored more goals (68) against Tottenham than they have managed against any other side. Tottenham have never won a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. In fact, Chelsea are unbeaten in the last 23 meetings at home in all competitions, winning 15. Spurs' last win at Chelsea came 21 years ago - 2-1 in the top flight in February 1990 when David Howells and Gary Lineker scored the goals for Terry Venables' side. Tottenham have had 13 different managers since that win.
That same month, Cambridge United reached the FA Cup quarter-finals and Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison.
Chelsea's problem is that no team has been top of the Premier League after 34 games and not gone on to win the title since Man Utd in 1997-98 - they were one point clear with four games to go but Arsenal had two games in hand and went on to win the title.
Manchester United are on an irresistible roll at the moment and were dynamite on Tuesday night in Schalke.
I have been saying all season how brilliant United are defensively, especially when Rio Ferdinand plays alongside Nemanja Vidic, and now they have Wayne Rooney back in fifth gear, Valencia back providing the ammunition and Javier Hernandez adding an x-factor up front, which all gives the team that bit of flair that they were missing earlier in the season.
United are on a high, while Sunday's opponents must be on a massive low. It's amazing to think that since losing the Carling Cup final, Arsenal have won 14 points less than Chelsea to fall away in the title race and crashed out of the FA Cup and Champions League to boot.
The mother of all inquests has already begun and it will be fascinating to see how the players react to all the disappointment this weekend.
Don't miss Jeff Stelling and the team on
Soccer Saturday on what promises to be a day full of drama up and down the country.
Sunderland and Fulham should both be exempt from that drama and safe from relegation and I can see them playing out a goalless draw so will be having a bet on no goalscorer at 15-2.
The last two games between these two have ended goalless. In fact, the last five PL meetings have produced just two goals. The away side has failed to score in the last five games. 0-0 again is a definite possibility with Sunderland's lack of striking options and Fulham's shortage of goals on the road.
There are four games in total on Sunday and my 'bet of the week' is Birmingham to beat Wolves. Plenty of punters will want to oppose Alex McLeish's side after their thumping at Anfield last weekend but they are a different kettle of fish at home and have done this column a number of favours in the last few weeks.
Birmingham have won their last two games at home against Bolton and Sunderland, while Wolves have been heavily beaten in three of their last four games and have lost their last two away against Newcastle and Stoke, shipping seven goals in the process. Birmingham look a good bet at 6/5 with Sky Bet.
Sky Bet's title odds: 1/14 Man Utd, 13/2 Chelsea, 150/1 Arsenal
Relegation: 2/5 Blackpool, 2/5 West Ham, 8/13 Wigan, 4/6 Wolves, 6/4 Blackburn, 10/1 bar
I hope we are going to see a superstar on Saturday at Newmarket. I won't be having a bet in the race but want to see Frankel win the 2,000 Guineas in brilliant fashion. I fear his odds on backers may have an anxious moment or two though as he probably won't settle early in the race and I'm not sure he has an instant turn of acceleration but he should still be far too good for the others on Saturday.
Sunday's 1,000 Guineas looks very competitive and a tricky puzzle to solve. The one I like is the French raider in the George Strawbridge colours, Moonlight Cloud, who was hugely impressive on her re-appearance in the Prix Imprudence at Maison-Laffite earlier this month. Freddie Head seems very confident about her chance and I'm not sure how strong the home defence is this year.
Keep an eye out for Aidan O'Brien's Australian import So You Think, who is set to make his eagerly anticipated debut in Monday's Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh.
I'm told So You Think has been flying at Ballydoyle and is a horse to follow this season as they have very high hopes for him. His principal Royal Ascot target is the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, but also could be good enough for the King George, Juddmonte International and Arc.
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