When Tottenham and Chelsea meet on Tuesday at the Tottenham Hotspor Stadium, only one question will be asked, and that is which team is really desperate to secure a win and move to the next round.

Jose Mourinho has already added quality players to his team but that cannot be compared to how far Chelsea have gone in getting good players.

Tottenham, this season, lost their opening game against Everton but they’ve done well since then if we put into consideration how busy they’ve been so far. Their last game ended in a draw but they now have a huge task ahead of them.

For Lampard and Chelsea, they haven’t done well as many would have expected, although injury to players keeps playing its own part. Lampard will need to find a way against Spurs and get nothing but a win as doubts keep emerging over his proficiency in the top flight.

The Chelsea manager failed to win any trophy last season but that was overlooked. Now his hope of winning a silverware this season will be bolstered if his team can beat Tottenham away from home to progress.

With the way things are, Chelsea really need a win on Tuesday, more than Tottenham.