A Chelsea side still in with the slimmest chance of Champions League qualification host a Tottenham Hotspur team still fighting for their Premier League lives in Tuesday night's London derby at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues can no longer finish in the top five of the Premier League table as a result of their appalling seven-match winless run, but they are six points off sixth place, which will suffice for a UCL spot if Aston Villa finish fifth and also win the Europa League.
However, there is a real risk that new manager Xabi Alonso will not be going for glory in any European competition next season, although the Spaniard has nevertheless committed to a project lasting at least four years in West London.
Meanwhile, Tottenham might have the chance to secure top-flight survival on Tuesday night; if West Ham United do not beat Newcastle United on Sunday and the Lilywhites prevail against Calum McFarlane's men, Roberto De Zerbi's charges will be playing Premier League football in 2026-27.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Chelsea and Tottenham.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 180
Spurs wins: 56
Draws: 42
Chelsea wins: 82
One week before Christmas Day 1909, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea met in a competitive match for the very first time, a Division One encounter that the Blues edged 2-1 for the first of their 81 wins in this fixture.
The two-time Champions League winners boast the overall bragging rights over Spurs, who have by contrast come up trumps in 56 of their 180 clashes with Chelsea, and the two London rivals have shared the points on 42 occasions.
Always a derby that promises flashpoints and flair, Chelsea triumphed twice in 2024-25, a 1-0 home success in April 2025 after a seven-goal spectacular in December 2024, where Enzo Maresca's men fought back from two goals down and Cole Palmer broke a Premier League penalty record.
It was Chelsea who condemned Ange Postecoglou to his maiden Premier League defeat in the Tottenham chair in November 2023, when ex-Lilywhites manager Mauricio Pochettino masterminded a 4-1 win over nine-man Spurs, who had both Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie dismissed.
A less chaotic affair ensued at Stamford Bridge later that season, as Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson registered in a 2-0 home victory for Chelsea in May 2024, before the March 2025 success earned the Blues their ninth win from their last 11 games against Tottenham.
Spurs' only success in that sequence was a 2-0 home triumph of their own in February 2023, several months on from a ferocious 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, where Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel's final-whistle fracas told the story of the day.
Frustrations boiling over between Tottenham and Chelsea is nothing new; the unforgettable 'Battle of the Bridge' in 2016 saw the Blues end Spurs' fleeting title chances in a 2-2 stalemate, sparking a massive post-match melee in which Tottenham received a staggering nine yellow cards.
The most recent match between the two sides took place in November 2025, with Chelsea running out 1-0 winners in the Premier League encounter.
The two London rivals have also clashed in a few high-profile cup contests, notably the 2007-08 EFL Cup final - Tottenham's most recent major trophy win - the 2014-15 showpiece match in the same tournament, which the Blues won, and the 2016-17 FA Cup semi-finals, a 4-2 triumph for Chelsea.
No Chelsea player enjoyed facing Tottenham more than Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who boasts a record 12 goals in this head-to-head, while ex-Spurs winger Cliff Jones and Bobby Smith - who represented both teams - struck 11 each in this particular fixture.
Last 20 meetings
Nov 1, 2025: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Apr 3, 2025: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 08, 2024: Spurs 3-4 Chelsea (Premier League)
May 02, 2024: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 06, 2023: Spurs 1-4 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 26, 2023: Spurs 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Aug 14, 2022: Chelsea 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 23, 2022: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 12, 2022: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)
Jan 05, 2022: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)
Sep 19, 2021: Spurs 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2021: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Nov 29, 2020: Chelsea 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Sep 29, 2020: Spurs 1-1 Chelsea (EFL Cup Fourth Round)
Feb 22, 2020: Chelsea 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 22, 2019: Spurs 0-2 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 27, 2019: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 24, 2019: Chelsea 2-1 Spurs (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)
Jan 08, 2019: Spurs 1-0 Chelsea (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)
Nov 24, 2018: Spurs 3-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Nov 1, 2025: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Apr 3, 2025: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 08, 2024: Spurs 3-4 Chelsea (Premier League)
May 02, 2024: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 06, 2023: Spurs 1-4 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 26, 2023: Spurs 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Aug 14, 2022: Chelsea 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 23, 2022: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Sep 19, 2021: Spurs 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2021: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)