London derby: Chelsea host Tottenham at Stamford Bridge tonight
The midweek action from the Premier League draws to a close as Chelsea host Tottenham in a huge London derby at Stamford Bridge tonight. Both sides go into the game on the back of defeats before the international break 18 days ago, and will be looking to get back to winning ways for different reasons.
After Manchester City and Newcastle won last night, the Blues have dropped two places to sixth as the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League heats up. Enzo Maresca’s side should be confident of reclaiming fourth having won their last five in a row at home across all competitions but can’t afford to slip-up tonight especially with an resurgent Aston Villa hot on their heels.
As for Spurs, whilst qualifying for European football via the league is highly unlikely, they will want to finish as high as possible and have the incentive of leapfrogging Manchester United in the table with a rare win away at Chelsea. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Malik Ouzia and Dan Kilpatrick at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Tottenham latest news
Kick-off: 8pm BST | Stamford Bridge
How to watch: Sky Sports
Chelsea team news: Palmer to return
Tottenham team news: Kulusevski still absent
Standard Sport Prediction: Home win
Live updates
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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Head to head (h2h) history and results
Chelsea wins: 80
Draws: 43
Tottenham wins: 55
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Score prediction
While Chelsea are realistically the more likely candidates for the win on Thursday, one must remember that the Blues do nothing the easy way.
See, for instance, the away loss to Servette which nearly saw them miss out on Conference League qualification or last month’s laboured 1-0 win over Leicester. Perhaps low on morale after a string of shaky performances, Chelsea will be vulnerable.
Whether Spurs can take advantage of said weakness, though, is another question entirely. They historically do not perform well at Stamford Bridge, failing to win there since 2018, and are winless - and pointless - in their last three against Chelsea, who will hope to continue the trend.
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Tottenham team news
While several players have returned to training during the international break, Spurs will still be without a handful of key names tonight. Ange Postecoglou said on Wednesday that Kevin Danso and Dejan Kulusevski are likely to return “in a couple of weeks,” thus ruling both out of next week’s Europa League semi-final first leg.
Richarlison is also training with the first team and nearing a return after two months out with a calf problem. Lucas Bergvall is available after recovering from illness.
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Chelsea team news
The Chelsea camp will be boosted dramatically by Cole Palmer’s return after he suffered an injury in training shortly before the international break. The young attacking midfielder has proven influential even amid a dip in goal-scoring form and has been sorely missed.
Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson are both back in the fold, too.
Enzo Maresca confirmed in his pre-match press conference that he is still managing Reece James’ minutes as he looks to protect his injury-prone captain.
He added that Romeo Lavia has suffered another setback in his recovery from a persistent hamstring issue which has limited the Belgian to just 12 league appearances since joining Chelsea in 2023.
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How to watch Chelsea vs Tottenham
TV channel: In the UK, Chelsea vs Tottenham is being shown live via Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage begins at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off at Stamford Bridge.
Live stream: Sky Sports and Now TV subscribers can also follow the match live online via the SkyGo app and website and NOW.
Live blog: You won’t miss any of the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated live match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Malik Ouzia and Dan Kilpatrick.
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Welcome
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Tottenham!
Can Chelsea reclaim fourth place in the Premier League table, or will Spurs record a rare win in this fixture?
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from Stamford Bridge. Stick with us!
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