Chelsea vs Spurs: preview, line-ups and kick-off time
Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 16:30 UTC, in the Premier League (round 8). Prediction markets make Chelsea the favourite at 57%, with the draw at 22% (Polymarket). Chelsea have had 7 days of rest since playing Everton (Premier League); Spurs have had 4 after facing Coventry and travel about 16 km. Chelsea are without 6 players (Malo Gusto, Emiliano Martínez, Pep Chavarría and others); Spurs are missing 7 (Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro, Lucas Bergvall and others). Chris Kavanagh is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9. The forecast at kick-off is 14°C with rain and windy.
Win chances
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Predicted line-ups
Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.
Chelsea 4-2-3-1
Coach: Xabi Alonso
- 39 Mike Penders GK
- 34 Josh Acheampong DEF
- 5 Maxence Lacroix DEF
- 6 Levi Colwill DEF
- 21 Jorrel Hato DEF
- 25 Moisés Caicedo MID
- 14 Jordan Henderson MID
- 7 Pedro Neto FWD
- 10 Cole Palmer MID
- 17 Morgan Rogers MID
- 9 João Pedro FWD
Spurs 4-1-2-3
Coach: Roberto De Zerbi
- 31 Antonín Kinský GK
- 6 Jan Paul van Hecke DEF
- 5 Marcos Senesi DEF
- 37 Micky van de Ven DEF
- 3 Andrew Robertson DEF
- 16 Sandro Tonali MID
- 14 Archie Gray MID
- 10 James Maddison MID
- 20 Mohammed Kudus FWD
- 19 Dominic Solanke FWD
- 22 Omar Marmoush FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Chelsea
- Malo Gusto injury, back Doubtful
- Emiliano Martínez injury, back Early November 2026
- Pep Chavarría injury, back Doubtful
- Reece James injury, back Mid January 2027
- Emanuel Emegha injury, back Doubtful
- Jamie Gittens injury, back About a week
Spurs
- Destiny Udogie injury, back Doubtful
- Pedro Porro injury, back Late October 2026
- Lucas Bergvall injury, back Late October 2026
- Xavi Simons injury, back Early February 2027
- Mykhaylo Mudryk injury, back Late October 2026
- Sávio injury, back Early November 2026
- Wilson Odobert injury, back Early November 2026
Previous meetings
- Tuesday 19 May 2026: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
- Saturday 1 November 2025: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Chelsea
- Thursday 3 April 2025: Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Sunday 8 December 2024: Tottenham Hotspur 3-4 Chelsea
- Thursday 2 May 2024: Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur