LONDON: Chelsea look to stretch their lead to 13 points as they prepare to play against Stoke city at the Brittania Stadium on Saturday. Following an emotional FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United on Monday. The Blues are looking towards opening up the gap between second placed Tottenham Hotspur at the less glamourous tie at Stoke City where they would face a different challenge. A fiercely-contested clash was tilted Chelsea’s way by N’Golo Kante’s fine winner, while Blues boss Antonio Conte and United manager Jose Mourinho almost came to blows on the touchline. Having to re-energise themselves for the less glamorous task of seeing off Stoke might not be easy and Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is counting on Kante to provide the necessary inspiration. “He had a tremendous game again. He gets credit for the dirty work he does, the energy he has and how he breaks up play. He’s a good finisher as well,” Cahill said. Arsenal travel to West Bromwich Albion with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger hoping last weekend’s FA Cup win over minnows Lincoln has lifted his players shattered morale. Rocked by the humiliation of a 10-2 aggregate defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16, Wenger has endured calls for his resignation from angry fans and failing to finish in the top four might convince the Frenchman to step down. “When you care about results and they are not what you want it’s not a happy place,” Wenger said. “Our job is to do as we well can. We want to play Champions League next season, six or seven fighting for the places. nothing is good enough anymore so you try to do as well as you can.” United, six points adrift of the top four, head to the Riverside Stadium to face second bottom Middlesbrough, who will be in action for the first time since manager Aitor Karanka was sacked on Thursday. Tottenham, who host Southampton on Sunday, must prove they can thrive without Harry Kane if they are to have any chance of closing the gap on Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino’s side will be without England striker Kane for several weeks after their leading scorer suffered an ankle injury in last weekend’s FA Cup win against Millwall. “We have to keep believing and we have a team who do believe. As you saw from Barcelona against PSG, anything is possible in football,” Kane said of Tottenham’s title chances. Leicester, fresh from their dramatic Champions League win over Sevilla, have a chance to pull clear of the relegation battle on Sunday when they take on West Ham.