Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League Gameweek 8 London derby at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, 24 October 2026.
Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are fourth in the table with 13 points from seven matches, five points behind second-placed Arsenal, having won back-to-back league games against Bournemouth and Everton. Tottenham sit 17th on six points after Roberto De Zerbi’s side claimed their first Premier League win of the season, a 3-1 victory over Coventry City last weekend. Mike Penders is set to become Chelsea’s youngest-ever goalkeeper to start a Premier League match, deputising for the injured Emiliano Martinez.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Kick-off: 17:30 BST
- Venue: Stamford Bridge
- Referee: Chris Kavanagh
- Last meeting: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur, 19 May 2026, Premier League
Team news
Chelsea
Emiliano Martinez is out after surgery on a broken jaw sustained in the win at Everton, joining Reece James (knee), Jamie Gittens (ankle), Pep Chavarria and Emmanuel Emegha in the treatment room. Malo Gusto is a doubt with illness. Moises Caicedo and Jordan Henderson are set to continue as the midfield pairing that has featured in Chelsea’s last two wins, with Cole Palmer retaining his advanced role after being directly involved in five goals in his last five league appearances against Tottenham.
Tottenham Hotspur
Rodrigo Bentancur is serving the second match of a three-game suspension, and Tottenham remain without Mykhaylo Mudryk (ankle, also ineligible against his parent club), Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvall and Savio. Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro, Omar Marmoush, Andrew Robertson and Tosin Adarabioyo are all doubts. Dejan Kulusevski is available again after more than 500 days out, and Conor Gallagher is pushing for a recall against his former club.
Form
Chelsea
Chelsea have won four, drawn one and lost two of their seven Premier League matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding 13. Back-to-back wins over Bournemouth and Everton have lifted them to fourth, five points off the top two.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham have won one, drawn three and lost three of their seven league matches, with six goals scored and 10 conceded. Their sole win arrived last time out against Coventry City, following a 1-1 draw at Manchester United and a defeat to Aston Villa earlier in the campaign.
Predicted lineups
Chelsea possible starting XI (3-4-2-1): Penders; Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Caicedo, Henderson, Hato; Palmer, Rogers; Pedro
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Udogie; Gallagher, Tonali; Kudus, Maddison, Marmoush; Solanke
How to watch Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.
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