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Mourinho has no fears about Chelsea's away record

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is not feeling any anxiety about his side's record on the road this season.

The Premier League-leading Blues are nine wins from nine at Stamford Bridge so far but have taken just five victories from 10 away from their formidable home venue.

As Chelsea prepare to meet London rivals Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Thursday, Mourinho does not believe losing once and being held on four occasions away from the Bridge is a situation to become stressed by.

"We had very difficult fixtures away from home. We lost one game [against Newcastle] that we didn't deserve to lose," Mourinho told reporters.

"We are doing well. Every match is difficult. When we go to Tottenham it's difficult, when we go to Swansea it's difficult, when we go to QPR it's difficult. I don't think there are easy matches.

"At the end of the season there are 19 matches at home and 19 matches away. Of course it's more difficult now - we have a difficult period, other teams have an easier one but if it's a draw [that decides the fixture list] it's a draw, you cannot complain with a draw."

Chelsea's away form this term has seen them lose 2-1 to Newcastle on December 6 and drawing with Manchester City, Manchester United, Sunderland and Southampton.

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