Welcome to the big game. Normally, we’d be quite confident of beating Spurs, regardless of circumstance. This time however, that notion feels a bit (a lot?) more tenuous. Hopefully I’m proven wrong.
Enzo Maresca has made a couple changes from last weekend, with Wesley Fofana and Malo Gusto coming in to the side — we’ll see how exactly Gusto and Reece James end up lining up — and Enzo Fernández pushing up a bit. Josh Acheampong and Marc Guiu go back to the bench.
Here we go!
Tottenham Hotspur starting XI:
Vicario | Danso, Palhinha, Bergvall, Kudus, Pedro Porro, Spence, Sarr, Bentancur, Van de Ven (c), Kolo Muani
Substitutes from: Kinsky, Xavi, Richarlison, Tel, Udogie, Romero, Johnson, Odobert, Scarlett
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Chalobah, Fofana, Gusto | James (c), Caicedo | Garnacho, Enzo, Neto | João Pedro
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Tosin, Acheampong, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estêvão, Gittens, Guiu
Date / Time: November 1, 2025, 17.30 GMT; 1:30pm EDT; 11pm IST
Venue: New Three Point Lane, Tottenham
Referee: Jarred Gillett (on pitch); Craig Pawson (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); none (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); Peacock (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); Dstv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!