Chelsea go into our eighth Premier League match of the season having moved up to fourth place in the table. We are one point ahead of Liverpool in fifth. Saturday’s opponents Spurs are in 16th, with one win and three draws so far.
Head-to-head
Chelsea have won our last six Premier League games against Spurs and are aiming for a seventh straight league win for the first time in our history. Chelsea are unbeaten in our past 10 Premier League meetings with Tottenham when scoring first (nine wins, one draw).
The Blues have won more games in all competitions against Tottenham than we have against any other club (83). We have scored 124 goals in 68 Premier League games against Tottenham, more than against any other opponent.
Since 1990, Chelsea have lost just once in 41 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions, winning 27 and drawing 13. That sole defeat came in April 2018.
Tottenham have won one of their past 15 Premier League games against Chelsea (with two draws, 12 defeats), a 2-0 home win in February 2023.
In last season’s corresponding fixture in May, Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos gave us a two-goal lead, before Richarlison pulled one back for Spurs in the 74th minute. It ended 2-1.
Head-to-head (all competitions)
Played: 181
Won: 83
Drawn: 43
Lost: 55
Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge
Biggest win for each team:
Tottenham 5-0 Chelsea | 1920/21 | Division One
Tottenham 1-6 Chelsea | 1997/98 | Premier League
Chelsea’s biggest league win at home was 4-0 in the 2001/02 and 2013/14 Premier League.
Tottenham’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge was 4-0 in the 1920/21 and 1933/34 Division One.
Chelsea stats
Chelsea are aiming for three consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since a run of four in January and February.
Chelsea have scored a league-high six goals in the opening seven minutes of matches this season. In the last match at Everton, for the second consecutive week, we scored in the opening minute of the second half.
The Blues have lost one of our last 16 Premier League London derbies at Stamford Bridge (11 wins, four draws), going unbeaten in eight since a 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Boxing Day 2024.
Our 25 goals in nine league and cup games this season are our most at this stage since scoring 29 under Carlo Ancelotti in 2010/11. No Premier League team’s matches have produced more goals after seven matchweeks than Chelsea’s 30, comprising 17 scored and 13 conceded.
Jordan Henderson covered more ground than any other player in each of our last two matches - 11.9km against Bournemouth and 12km against Everton.
Chelsea’s clean sheet at Everton was our first in the Premier League for exactly nine months and our first away from home since Bournemouth on 6 December 2025. It ended a run of 22 games without a shut-out in the league.
Cole Palmer has been involved in five goals in his five Premier League appearances against Spurs (three goals, two assists).
Mike Penders became Chelsea’s youngest Premier League goalkeeper, aged 21 years and 78 days, when he replaced the injured Emiliano Martinez at Everton last week.
Joao Pedro 5, Rogers 4, Neto 3, Henderson 2, Palmer 2, Lavia 1
Joa Pedro 3, Palmer 3, Hato 2, Chavarria 1, Henderson 1, Lacroix 1, Neto 1, Rogers 1
Palmer 621, Rogers 613, Lacroix 544, Martinez 525, Colwill 522, Joao Pedro 521, Neto 508, Acheampong 401, Hato 349
Milestones
Palmer’s next Premier League goal will be his 50th for the club.
If selected, Malo Gusto will start a Blues game for the 100th time.
Against Everton last week, Romeo Lavia made his 50th appearance for the club and Joao Pedro started for the 50th time.
Tottenham stats
Last season
Premier League: 17th
FA Cup: Lost 2-1 at home to Aston Villa in the third round
League Cup: Lost 2-0 at Newcastle United in the fourth round
Champions League: Lost 7-5 on aggregate to Atletico Madrid in the last 16
UEFA Super Cup: Lost on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain
Top scorer: Richarlison 12
This season's Premier League stats
Most minutes played: Kinsky 630, Van Hecke 630, Tonali 609, Gray 490
Most goals: Davies 1, Gallagher 1, Maddison 1, Marmoush 1, Solanke 1, Van Hecke 1
Most assists: Kudus 2, Robertson 2, Solanke 1, Tonali 1
Most touches in opposition box: Savio 35, Tel 25, Solanke 22, Kudus 19
Most duels won: Van Hecke 40, Tonali 30, Gray 28
Clean sheets: Kinsky 2
Most fouls conceded: Marmoush 10, Van Hecke 10, Bentancur 9, Fernandes 9
Most interceptions: Gray 8, Van Hecke 8, Bentancur 6
Most yellow cards: Gallagher 2, Van Hecke 2
Red cards: Bentancur 1
Monday’s win over Coventry City was Spurs’ first in the Premier League since their 1-0 victory over Everton on the final day of last season.
Against Coventry, James Maddison started a Premier League game for the first time since 27 April 2025 and scored the opening goal. Dejan Kulusevski made his return after 526 days sidelined through injury.
Since making his Premier League debut in August 2018, Maddison has scored 21 goals from outside the box, at least two more than any other player (Kevin De Bruyne and James Ward-Prowse have 19 each).
A league-high 50 per cent of Spurs’ Premier League goals this season have come from outside the box (three of six), all against Coventry on Monday.
Spurs are looking for back-to-back league wins for the first time since April-May, when they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa away from home.
Tottenham are eight points worse off than they were at this stage last season.
On their travels this season, Spurs have drawn at Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, and lost at Newcastle United.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side took the lead in the Premier League for the first time this season against Coventry. Spurs have gone 48 Premier League games without a win when conceding the first goal.
Tottenham have lost their past six Premier League London derbies. Their last win against a team from the capital was at Crystal Palace last December. They have never lost seven derby games in a row in their entire league history.
Roberto De Zerbi's managerial record vs Chelsea
Won: 2
Drawn: 0
Lost: 4
Last five results
Everton (h) | Premier League | D 0-0
Liverpool (a) | Carabao Cup | L 3-1
Aston Villa (h) | Premier League | L 3-2
Manchester United (a) | Premier League | D 1-1
Coventry City (h) | Premier League | W 3-1
Last Premier League line-up
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Coventry City
Monday 19 October
Team (3-1-4-2): Kinsky; Van Hecke, Tosin (Fernandes 71), Van de Ven (c); Tonali; Kudus (Kulusevski 87), Gray, Maddison (Gallagher 69), Robertson (Davies 69); Solanke, Marmoush (Tel 87)
Goals: Maddison 14, Marmoush 58, Davies 90+6
Discipline
Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended. In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been completed will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.
Chelsea Premier League bookings
Palmer 2, Rogers 2, Acheampong 1, Barco 1, Colwill 1, Fofana 1, James 1, Joao Pedro 1, Lacroix 1, Lavia 1, Neto 1
Match officials
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Dan Cook, Ian Hussin
Fourth official: Farai Hallam
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Richard West
Chris Kavanagh will referee his sixth Premier League match of the season and his second involving Chelsea, having also overseen our 2-1 defeat at Arsenal last month.