"Of course, Chelsea is a big game and we've got to be fully focussed but it doesn't matter who we're playing, the importance to get a win is still the same," he said.
"Following the derby defeat we've got to make it up to our supporters and in that respect I suppose it's a good time to be playing this game. We want Chelsea to be our rivals because that means we'll be competing at the top of the league.
"We'll definitely go there looking for the win and hopefully we can get it because if we do we'll be right back up there. But even if we don't, we'll never throw the towel in at this stage."