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Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition – English Premier League

Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Date: 19th May 2026

Kick-off time – 20:15 GMT

Tuesday evening’s London derby at Stamford Bridge carries very different but equally pressing stakes for both sides. Chelsea need a victory to secure a top-half finish and push into the upper reaches of the table, while Tottenham Hotspur arrive knowing that only a point will guarantee their safety — a loss here leaves them vulnerable to West Ham with one game remaining. There is no shortage of edge to this fixture.

Chelsea’s form ahead of the final day has been a concern. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup Final at Wembley — a painful occasion at the highest level. Prior to that, a 1-1 draw away at Liverpool in the Premier League was a respectable point at a difficult venue, but it hardly masked the issues. Before that, a 1-3 home defeat to Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge was arguably the low point of the run — conceding three at home to a side in the bottom half of the table. Earlier in this sequence, Chelsea did manage a 1-0 home win over Leeds United in the FA Cup, but the overall picture is of a side that has lost three of their last five and will not carry confidence into this derby. One win from five against this competition is not the springboard they needed.

Tottenham head to Stamford Bridge in considerably better condition, and with very clear motivation to get the job done. Their most recent outing was a 1-1 home draw with Leeds United — an underwhelming result against a mid-table side, but a point that keeps them above the danger line for now. Prior to that came back-to-back away wins: a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa and a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers — two disciplined, controlled performances on the road that showed exactly what Spurs are capable of when focused. Before that, a 2-2 home draw with Brighton & Hove Albion and an earlier 1-0 away defeat at Sunderland complete a mixed picture, but the trajectory of the last few games suggests Spurs are in better shape than their league position implies.

The table context is stark. Chelsea sit tenth on 49 points from 36 games with a goal difference of plus six. A win tonight takes them to 52 points — above Brentford on the same tally by virtue of a superior goal difference — and secures an eighth-place position. Tottenham are seventeenth on 38 points from 36 games, and the mathematics are uncomfortably straightforward: a draw gives them 39 points, which guarantees survival regardless of what West Ham do in their final game, since Spurs’ goal difference of minus nine is considerably better than West Ham’s minus twenty-two. A defeat leaves them on 38 — and if West Ham win their remaining fixture, they overtake Spurs and condemn them to relegation. The pressure on Spurs to avoid defeat here is absolute.

The head-to-head record in this fixture has been entirely one-sided. Chelsea have won all five of the last five meetings, with no draws and no victories for Spurs. Most recently, Spurs were beaten 1-0 at home at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in November 2025. In the previous encounter, Chelsea won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in April 2025. The Blues have dominated this rivalry comprehensively across the last two years, winning both home and away, including a 4-1 Chelsea win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in November 2023. Spurs will need to produce something historically significant just to take a point.

In the UK, this match is live on Sky Sports Premier League with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW. In the United States, viewers can follow the action on NBCSN and Peacock. The game is also available in Germany on Sky Go and WOW, and in Australia on Stan Sport.


Lineups & Injuries

Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Jörgensen, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Hato, Santos, Caicedo, Palmer, Fernández, Cucurella, Joao Pedro

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1) Kinsky, Udogie, Van de Ven, Danso, Porro, Bentancur, Palhinha, Tel, Gallagher, Richarlison, Kolo Muani


Chelsea – Last 5 Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City English FA Cup May 16, 2026
🤝 Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea English Premier League May 9, 2026
Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest English Premier League May 4, 2026
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United English FA Cup Apr 26, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea English Premier League Apr 21, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur – Last 5 Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
🤝 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Leeds United English Premier League May 11, 2026
Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur English Premier League May 3, 2026
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur English Premier League Apr 25, 2026
🤝 Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion English Premier League Apr 18, 2026
Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur English Premier League Apr 12, 2026

Head to Head – Last 5 Meetings

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Chelsea English Premier League Nov 1, 2025
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur English Premier League Apr 3, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur 3-4 Chelsea English Premier League Dec 8, 2024
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur English Premier League May 2, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 1-4 Chelsea English Premier League Nov 6, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
United Kingdom Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
Ireland Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
USA NBCSN, Peacock
Germany Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Top Event
Australia Stan Sport
India JioHotstar
Canada DAZN Canada
France Canal+ Sport360, myCANAL
Italy SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Calcio, NOW TV
Spain DAZN Spain, DAZN2 Spain, Movistar+

Premier League Table

Pos Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 36 24 7 5 68 26 42 79
2 Man City 36 23 8 5 75 32 43 77
3 Man United 37 19 11 7 66 50 16 68
4 Aston Villa 37 18 8 11 54 48 6 62
5 Liverpool 37 17 8 12 62 52 10 59
6 Bournemouth 36 13 16 7 56 52 4 55
7 Brighton 37 14 11 12 52 43 9 53
8 Brentford 37 14 10 13 54 51 3 52
9 Sunderland 37 13 12 12 40 47 -7 51
10 Chelsea 36 13 10 13 55 49 6 49
11 Newcastle 37 14 7 16 53 53 0 49
12 Everton 37 13 10 14 47 49 -2 49
13 Fulham 37 14 7 16 45 51 -6 49
14 Leeds 37 11 14 12 49 53 -4 47
15 Palace 37 11 12 14 40 49 -9 45
16 Nottm Forest 37 11 10 16 47 50 -3 43
17 Spurs 36 9 11 16 46 55 -9 38
18 West Ham 37 9 9 19 43 65 -22 36
19 Burnley 36 4 9 23 37 73 -36 21
20 Wolves 37 3 10 24 26 67 -41 19

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