João Pedro scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea beat their old Premier League rival. Check out the best facts and Opta data from the game in our Tottenham vs Chelsea stats page.
João Pedro’s first goal since August earned Chelsea all three points at Tottenham Hotspur as Enzo Maresca’s men saw out a 1-0 win on Saturday.
Superb work from Moisés Caicedo in the 34th minute at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to win the ball twice before setting up his teammate was all the Blues needed against a Spurs side who looked uninspired in the final third themselves.
Thomas Frank’s side mustered just three shots and one on target all game, the fewest they have had in any game this season.
Their xG total of 0.05 was Spurs’ lowest on record (since 2012-13) in a Premier League game, in their 504th game in the competition in that time.
Tottenham had the chance to go second with a draw or win, but remain in third place behind Bournemouth and leaders Arsenal, while Chelsea move up to fourth and go level on points with Spurs (17).
There was a blow for the home side early on when Lucas Bergvall was forced after taking a knock to the head, being replaced by Xavi Simons.
There wasn’t much action in front of goal in the early stages of the game, though, with the first non-blocked shot from either team not coming until Reece James fired well over from distance in the 19th minute.
João Pedro should have put Chelsea ahead just after the half-hour mark when Pedro Porro gave the ball away, but Guglielmo Vicario denied the Brazilian, while Mohammed Kudus fired Spurs’ first shot of the game over the bar from the edge of the Chelsea box moments later.
João Pedro would not be denied just a few minutes later, though, with Caicedo doing well to win the ball from Micky van de Ven for Chelsea on the edge of the Tottenham penalty area, before finding his teammate for a simple finish.
It was far from the first sloppy mistake made by the hosts this season; only Wolves (4) have made more errors leading to opposition goals in the Premier League in 2025-26 than Tottenham (3).
João Pedro could have had another when he got on the end of a cross from Malo Gusto, but Vicario tipped his first-time shot over the bar.
Kudus forced a save from Robert Sánchez in first-half stoppage time with what was Spurs’ only shot on target, but the hosts trailed at the break. That didn’t bode well as Tottenham had failed to win any of their previous 15 games when trailing at half time in the Premier League, losing 13 of them (D2).
On the other hand, no side have dropped more points from losing positions than Chelsea in the Premier League this season (eight, alongside Brentford), so anything was possible.
Chelsea continued to press Spurs high in the second half, with João Pedro dispossessing Kevin Danso in his own box, but Pedro Neto’s resulting shot was straight at Vicario.
Neto was denied again in the 74th minute, before James directed a shot over the bar.
Boos rang down from the stands as the hosts dallied over hitting a deep free-kick into Chelsea’s half in stoppage time, and Frank’s men almost paid for it as the visitors countered, but Jamie Gittens fired over after being set up for a glorious chance by João Pedro.
Chelsea did see out the win, though, and the most alarming thing for Spurs will be how little threat there ever was to this game being anything other than an away win.
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Tottenham vs Chelsea Selected Post-Match Facts
Chelsea have lost just one of their last 18 games against Tottenham in all competitions (W14 D3), winning each of the last five in a row since a 2-0 loss in February 2023.
Tottenham have won just three of their last 19 home Premier League games (D4 L12), with no ever-present side winning fewer home matches during this period (since 10 November 2024 – level with West Ham).
João Pedro’s winner for Chelsea ended his goalless run of 705 minutes across all competitions, netting for the first time since August against Fulham.