chelsea vs tottenham LIVE
The relegation battle could be decided tonight as Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham travel to face London rivals Chelsea. After West Ham were beaten 3-1 away at Newcastle on Sunday, Spurs have the opportunity to confirm their safety in the top-flight with victory at Stamford Bridge. That, of course, is easier said than done - Tottenham tend to find wins hard to come by in SW6 and have won there just once in their last 36 league visits.
Chelsea, though, are rather ailing after defeat in the FA Cup final at the weekend, which left them with just two wins in their last 12 matches across all competitions. The squad will have fresh inspiration for the tie, though, as they look to impress incoming manager Xabi Alonso, who will not be in attendance but will surely be watching on somewhere ahead of officially taking charge on July 1.
With European qualification still on the line for the Blues, fans can expect an action-packed, vitriolic derby clash. Follow the action LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith and Sam Tabuteau at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
7mins: Palhinha seems to tread on the back of Palmer’s ankle as the Chelsea man looks to break. Seems a painful one for him, but he is fine to continue.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
5mins: Chelsea academy graduate Conor Gallagher is playing at Stamford Bridge against his former club for the first time tonight. He is booed as he gets his first touch on the ball.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
4mins: And it has been a lively start from the visitors. Porro gets around Fernandez and plays a great ball forward towards Richarlison. Hato intercepts and deflects it unconvincingly behind his own goal for a corner.
Sam Tabuteau reports from Stamford Bridge
Tottenham fans are in fine voice early on. Against a rotated Chelsea side, they will fancy they can get a result tonight. Lot of the early running has been made by the visitors.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
3mins: Van de Ven is first to Pedro Neto’s cross, sending Muani away on the counter. Cucurella does well to catch him and force the Frenchman to turn back.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
2mins: Sanchez called into action twice in the early exchanges. He catches one cross from his left, and another from his right.
KICK-OFF! Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
For the final time this Premier League season, we are underway at Stamford Bridge!
And moments before kick-off here at the Bridge, a massive twist in the title race on the south coast as Bournemouth take the lead against Man City.
As it stands, Arsenal will be crowned champions tonight.
The Liquidator is blaring over southwest London, and the players take to the pitch.
Kick-off is imminent!
Team news reminder
With just ten minutes until kick-off, a reminder of tonight’s starting XIs.
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Acheampong, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Palmer, Fernandez, Neto, Delap
Tottenham XI: Kinsky; Van de Ven, Danso, Porro, Bentancur, Udogie, Gallagher, Palhinha, Richarlison, Tel, Kolo Muani
Joao Pedro spotted!
The Brazilian collects his player of the season award.