Chelsea faced London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Saturday in one of the more intense preseason friendlies you will likely encounter.
Xabi Alonso and Roberto De Zerbi have been working with their teams in Australia are part of a gruelling warm-up programme ahead of the start of the Premier League season.
Although some stars involved in the 2026 World Cup are still on an extended post-tournament break, both Chelsea and Spurs have placed great importance in these matches as they aim to move on from difficult 2025/26 campaigns.
Here is how the latest meeting of these fierce rivals played out.
Chelsea vs. Tottenham score today
Fulltime scoreGoal-scorersChelsea1Estevao (21')Tottenham2Tonali (17'), Richarlison (90+2')
Chelsea vs. Tottenham highlights, recap
Kevin Danso, who has only just come on at halftime, has been sent off! The referee was left no choice after Danso clumsily bundled over Joao Pedro who was clean through on goal. It appeared to be unintentional, as Danso was put in a spin cycle by Pedro's move, but he clattered the Chelsea forward and has been dismissed!
Estevao at the far post finishes off a wonderful floated cross from the top of the penalty area! The delivery from Romeo Lavia clipped a defender on its way through, but found the target in the end!
Sandro Tonali has his first Spurs goal! The effort from long range takes a massive deflection on the way through, but he won't care!
Chelsea, Tottenham preseason schedule
Chelsea
Opponent (result)DateLocationKO time (ET)WS Wan. (W 6-4)Tue, Jul. 28Accor Stadium (Sydney, Australia)5:45 a.m.Tottenham (L 2-1)Sat, Aug. 1Accor Stadium (Sydney, Australia)5:45 a.m.JuventusWed, Aug. 5Kai Tak Stadium (Hong Kong)7:30 a.m.AC MilanSat, Aug. 8GBK Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia)8 a.m.Johor Darul Ta'zimSun, Aug. 9Sultan Ibrahim Stadium (Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia)7 a.m.Real SociedadSat, Aug. 15Stamford Bridge (London, England)9 a.m.
Tottenham