Chelsea v Tottenham preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Tottenham head to Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October 2026 to take on Chelsea in a London derby with plenty riding on it for Roberto De Zerbi's side. Kick-off is at 5.30pm UK time in what is a crucial Premier League fixture for both clubs.
The stakes could hardly be more different for the two sides at this stage of the season. Chelsea sit fourth in the table with 13 points from seven games, while Spurs are down in 17th place on just six points, making this a chance for Tottenham to kickstart their campaign against one of their fiercest rivals.
Form has favoured the hosts of late. Chelsea's recent run reads WWLDW, including a 5-1 thumping of Bournemouth and a 2-0 win at Everton, while Tottenham's DDLLD sequence shows a side still searching for consistency, though they did pick up a 3-1 win over Coventry City in their last league outing. History also weighs heavily in Chelsea's favour here - Football.London reports that Tottenham have lost each of their last six Premier League meetings with Chelsea, with Spurs Web noting that De Zerbi has urged his players to use their poor record at Stamford Bridge as motivation rather than a burden (Spurs Web) (Football.London).
The BBC has looked back at some of the chaos and controversy that has characterised recent fixtures between these two rivals, a reminder that this derby rarely passes without incident (BBC Sport). Predictions ahead of the game have not been kind to Spurs, with Spurs Web reporting that Opta's supercomputer gives Tottenham just a 22.6% chance of victory as they look to end an eight-year wait for a win at the venue, while pundits Chris Sutton, Alan Shearer and Jamie Carragher have also been offering their score predictions for the derby (Spurs Web) (Spurs Web) (Football.London).
Team news is dominated by injury concerns for Tottenham. TottenhamHotspur.com reports that Pedro Porro is back available but four players are ruled out of the trip to Chelsea (TottenhamHotspur.com). James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have both been the subject of fitness updates from De Zerbi, with Football.London detailing his comments on both players (Spurs Web) (Football.London) (TottenhamHotspur.com). Tosin Adarabioyo has also been listed as a doubt for the trip, according to TottenhamHotspur.com, while there has been discussion over when Destiny Udogie could return to the side (TottenhamHotspur.com) (TottenhamHotspur.com). The Guardian reports that De Zerbi has described Tottenham's growing injury list of nine absentees as "normal" and has defended his medical staff amid the ongoing issues, a point ESPN also picked up on (The Guardian) (ESPN). Football.London suggests as many as 11 players could be missing across both squads once Chelsea's own fitness updates are factored in (Football.London).
With such a lengthy casualty list, De Zerbi may have little choice but to rethink his midfield options, and Football.London has suggested Maddison's involvement could throw up a selection curveball for the head coach (Football.London) (Football.London).
You can follow all the action from Stamford Bridge when Chelsea host Tottenham this Saturday, with kick-off at 5.30pm UK time.
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