Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October 2026, with kick-off at 5.30pm UK time. It's a London derby with plenty riding on it given the gulf that has opened up between the two sides in the table this season.
Chelsea go into the weekend fourth in the Premier League on 13 points from seven games, having won four, drawn one and lost two. Tottenham, by contrast, sit down in 17th with just six points from seven matches, having won only once. A win for Chelsea would further cement their place in the top four, while Spurs will be desperate for a result to ease the pressure building on them lower down the table.
Form has clearly favoured the hosts recently. Chelsea arrive on the back of a WWLDW run that includes a 5-1 thrashing of Bournemouth and a 2-0 win at Everton in their last Premier League outing. Tottenham's DDLLD form makes for grimmer reading, though they did beat Coventry City 3-1 in their most recent league game after drawing with Manchester United and losing to Aston Villa before that.
According to We Ain't Got No History, Chelsea have a chance to do something they've "never done before" this weekend by beating Spurs for a seventh consecutive match, underlining just how one-sided this fixture has become in recent years (We Ain't Got No History). BBC Sport note that whenever these two meet, chaos tends to follow, looking back at some memorable past derbies between the clubs (BBC Sport).
On the injury front, Football.London report that as many as 12 players could be missing for this clash once both squads' fitness issues are taken into account (Football.London), with a separate update suggesting the figure could be 11 once Xabi Alonso and Roberto De Zerbi's latest comments are factored in (Football.London). Alonso has given a Chelsea injury update confirming five absentees for the Tottenham game, though one player is set to return (Football.London), while Football.London also detail fitness updates on Martinez, Chavarria and Emegha ahead of the match (Football.London). The Guardian report that Tottenham have been hit by what De Zerbi described as nine injuries, which he called "normal", while Alonso has praised his Chelsea side's "emotional control" in recent matches (The Guardian).
For Tottenham, the Evening Standard report that Pedro Porro should be available again after a month out with a hamstring injury suffered in the defeat by Aston Villa (Evening Standard). Football.London also note that Alonso is calling for "cool heads" at Stamford Bridge given how fiercely contested this derby tends to be (Football.London), and that Joao Pedro will be hoping to get back among the goals against Spurs (Football.London).
You can follow Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur from kick-off at 5.30pm on Saturday 24th October at Stamford Bridge.
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