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A new rivalry in English football as Chelsea vs. Tottenham starts to excite

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North London reacts to Tottenham's title hopes in The Sweeper.

Tottenham are pushing Chelsea all the way in the title race and face their London rivals in the FA Cup semifinals this weekend.

Following on from last season's Battle of Stamford Bridge, it appears English football has a new rivalry. While the teams have hardly seen eye-to-eye in the past, the rivalry has ramped up in the past few seasons with silverware at stake.

ESPN FC's correspondents Dan Kilpatrick and Liam Twomey discuss the clubs' growing enmity.

Sum up the rivalry between the two

Dan Kilpatrick: The enmity dates back decades, at least as far as Spurs' victory in the 1967 FA Cup final -- the first to be contested by two London clubs -- with former Chelsea players Jimmy Greaves and Terry Venables in the side.