Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Chelsea FC 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:13The final whistle finally sounds after over 13 minutes of added time to close out the second half, and at the end of it all, it's Chelsea who move back into the Premier League's top four with a 1-0 win over London rivals Tottenham. The hosts kept up their dominance from the first half and were ahead just five minutes into the second, the skipper Fernandez heading home following an inch-perfect cross from Palmer. Barely six minutes later, Chelsea thought they had a second after Caicedo volleyed home in blistering fashion from a cleared free-kick, but interference from an offside Colwill in the build-up saw the goal chalked off. That opened the door for Tottenham to come forward and equalise as Sarr caught out Sanchez to score from range, but they too were denied by VAR after a foul from the substitute on Caicedo. Chelsea mustered 1.09 xG to the visitors' 0.79 xG as Palmer had two chances to widen the gap on the scoreline, while Van de Ven and Son were also denied potential equalisers late on as Spurs suffer a whopping 16th Premier League defeat of the season. That leaves them languishing 14th in the table, while Chelsea return to winning ways to move back into the top four and keep up their push for Champions League football!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:07FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 1-0 TOTTENHAM.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:05We're into the final minute of this lengthy added-time period, and with Spurs looking out of ideas for much of this second half, it's Chelsea's game to lose from here.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:04Chelsea have won each of their last four Premier League games at Stamford Bridge, the last two of which while also keeping a clean sheet. Only once in the last five seasons have they won three successive Premier League games at home without conceding, doing so from April to May 2024 in a run that included a 2-0 win over Tottenham, and they're on course to do so once again here.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:04Yellow Card Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:00CHANCE!! Bentancur flashes the ball wide for Tel and the Spurs substitute fires a cross into the middle, but it's a tame ball across the face which is easy enough for Sanchez to cut out!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:59Solanke looks to flick a Porro pass on for Sarr, but misjudges his touch completely and the ball rolls through for Sanchez to collect with ease.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:59Yellow Card Brennan Price Johnson
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:59Yellow Card Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:58Spence floats a reverse ball into Solanke's path, but he's penalised for a tug on Adarabioyo before he can bring it down and the free-kick goes Chelsea's way.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:54We're into the first of TWELVE added minutes at the end of this second half, providing both sides with more than enough time to put the result of this game in their favour!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:54Tottenham's corner is met with a clearing header which comes out to Tel on the edge of the box, but his half-volley is a poor one and sails well over the top.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:53SAVED!!! Solanke's throughball releases Johnson down the right and he drills it across the face with Son closing in. The Spurs captain slides in at the far post to sweep the ball goalwards, but Sanchez dives across to save with his chest!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:51Substitution Cole Jermaine Palmer Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:51Substitution Enzo Jeremías Fernández Kiernan Frank Dewsbury-Hall
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:49Three of Fernandez's eight Premier League goals – with his 50th minute strike still the difference in this game – have been assisted by Palmer, who is the only teammate to assist him more than once in the competition.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:49Substitution James Daniel Maddison Mathys Henri Tel
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:49Substitution Micky van de Ven Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:47SAVED!! Palmer fires a first-time cross towards the far post which looks to be creeping under the crossbar, until Vicario gets back to tip it away from danger at full stretch!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:46Yellow Card Cole Jermaine Palmer
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:45WIDE!!! Maddison and Johnson combine from the corner as Chelsea fail to deal with the latter's cross to the far post. It comes back for Spence on the edge of the box, but he gets his first-time finish all wrong and blazes it high and wide of the target!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:44Up steps Maddison for Spurs, but his strike from the free-kick is hit straight into the wall and deflects behind for a corner.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:43CHANCE!! Fernandez does quite brilliantly to turn away from Bentancur in the box before drilling a low cutback from the byline, but Vicario parries and Romero is there to hoof the loose ball clear for Spurs!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:43Substitution Nicolas Jackson Reece Lewis James
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:41Sarr gets in behind the Chelsea defence and stands up a cross into the middle, but Gusto heads it away from danger and neither Bentancur nor Johnson can make anything of the resultant chance.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:41Son tries to get around the outside of Udogie and thinks he's won a corner for Spurs, but the Chelsea right-back does just enough and a goal-kick is given instead.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:40Yellow Card Pedro Lomba Neto
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:38Ange Postecoglou has lost all three of his Premier League meetings with Chelsea – the only side he has faced without yet picking up a point in the competition. He could become the first ever Tottenham manager to lose each of his first four league games against Chelsea, and looks on course to do so after that equaliser from Sarr was chalked off.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:36NO GOAL!!! Tottenham too are denied after a second look!! Sarr's challenge on Caicedo in the middle caught the Chelsea midfielder very high on his knee, and as a result it'll be a free-kick to the home side, rather than the visitors making it 1-1 out of nowhere!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:34BALL IN THE NET!!! Tottenham too are denied a goal which would have put them on level terms!! Sarr dispossesses Caicedo in the centre circle following a long punt forward from Sanchez, and strides forward before catching the Chelsea keeper off guard with a low, 30-yard strike which creeps in at the far post! The away end is in raptures, but VAR steps in again to recommend a review of the footage!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:34Yellow Card Marc Cucurella Saseta
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:34Yellow Card Pape Matar Sarr
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:30Sarr hits the deck under pressure from Caicedo in the box and VAR decide to take a second look, but it's as clear a dive as you ever will see and the Spurs midfielder is lucky to avoid a yellow card.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:30Goal Pape Matar Sarr
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:29SAVED!! In comes the corner from Son, which is headed out by Chelsea and then back into box by Spence. It bounces and bobbles through to Van de Ven in space at the far post, but he can only sweep an off-balance shot straight into Sanchez's gloves!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:29Substitution Jadon Malik Sancho Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:28Yellow Card Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:28Tottenham want a penalty after Udogie's cutback from the byline strikes the arm of a sliding Chalobah, but as it wasn't in an unnatural positiom, Spurs will instead have to settle for a corner.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:25Chelsea have won more Premier League games (36) and scored more Premier League goals (120) against Tottenham than they have vs any other opponent. Indeed, only three teams have scored more goals against a side in the competition than their 120 against Spurs (Arsenal v Everton, Manchester United v Everton and Liverpool v Newcastle, all 124).
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:25Substitution Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall Pape Matar Sarr
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:25Substitution Wilson Serge Eric Odobert Brennan Price Johnson
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:25CHANCE!! Chelsea are straight back on the front foot and Caicedo slips Palmer in behind, but his drilled effort across the face of goal is palmed away from danger by Vicario!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:23NO GOAL!!! The score remains 1-0!! Colwill is adjudged to be offside almost four minutes after Caicedo's strike found the back of the net, but the Ecuadorian's effort is in vain as VAR penalises Chelsea for their defender's influence in the build-up.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:22There's a lengthy VAR review ongoing to check a possible offside against Colwill, who was involved in the box before the loose ball broke to Caicedo. The boos ring around Stamford Bridge with the process taking its time, but the decision is still yet to be made either way.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:22BALL IN THE NET!!! Chelsea are denied a second goal in quick succession! Fernandez floats a free-kick into the box which Spurs can't deal with, and Bergvall's defensive header lands right on the right boot of Caicedo, who lashes a sweetly-struck volley beyond Vicario and into the bottom corner. The goal is initially given and Stamford Bridge rises, but there's a call by VAR to give the footage another look over.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:17Goal Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:16The Blues spring forward on the break again and Neto hangs up a cross towards the far post. It's headed away by Spence but only as far as Fernandez, who tries an audacious overhead kick but can only loop the ball up and into Vicario's gloves.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:15It's a seventh assist of the season for Palmer, albeit his first in a long time after a spell of 16 games without providing a goal for a Chelsea side which remains oh-so reliant on him.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:12SAVED!!! Palmer spins away from Bentancur in the box to get a shot away on the angle, but Vicario spots it through the crowd and gets down to parry at his near post!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:10Goal Enzo Jeremías Fernández
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:10Fernandez curls a Chelsea free-kick into the Tottenham box, but the hosts can't capitalise after a slip from Solanke and Spence comes away with it.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:10Tottenham have now been goalless at half-time in consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since March 2024, having failed to register a single first-half shot on target for only the third time this season.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:07Both sides' chances of victory have dropped slightly following that goalless first half, with Chelsea's down to 48.7% and Tottenham's now at 20.9%. Both sides will be hoping they can make the breakthrough early in the second half though, as Palmer gets proceedings back underway for the Blues.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:01Caicedo recovered from an early injury scare to play a key role in that first half for Chelsea, and is yet to misplace a pass having threaded five into the final third thus far. He's also won seven of his game-high nine duels, turning over possession on three occasions, as well as winning four tackles from four and two free-kicks to boot. Engine.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:58The whistle goes to mark the halfway stage of this London derby, with Chelsea and Spurs still locked level at 0-0 amid a fiesty atmosphere at Stamford Bridge! The hosts have asked most of the questions and produced 0.42 xG so far, hitting the woodwork within the first minute following a breakaway chance from Jackson. Gusto, Jackson again and Sancho have all gone close to picking out the far corner and finding the opener, but only the latter has forced Vicario into a difficult save. Son's effort from a tight angle has been Tottenham's only effort to test Sanchez, but as things stand, Spurs are still firmly in this game and will be hoping they can produce more in the second half.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:53HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 TOTTENHAM.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:52Chalobah is making his 50th Premier League start for Chelsea, with Udogie racking up a 50th league start of his own for Spurs.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:49We'll play two minutes of additional time to close out the first half, but that could well end up being more as a fracas breaks out in Tottenham's half.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:48SAVED!!!! Chelsea go within a whisker of the lead!! Neto's cross-field ball to the far post picks out Sancho in plenty of shooting space, but the winger's goalbound effort is tipped over the top of the bar thanks to some absolutely superb reflexes from Vicario!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:47Yellow Card Cristian Gabriel Romero
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:47Yellow Card Trevoh Thomas Chalobah
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:47Palmer dispossesses Bentancur to spark a break for the Blues, but Tottenham's defence are soon back in numbers and block off Neto from making anything of the chance on the opposite flank.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:44Coming into this matchday, only Leicester (10) and Southampton (12) have lost more Premier League away games this season than Tottenham's eight. Not since 2008-09, with 11, have Spurs suffered more away defeats in a single league campaign.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:43Solanke's slick pass takes three Chelsea defenders out of the equation as he releases Maddison down the left, but the Tottenham number 10's cutback is cut out and the flag then goes up to penalise him for offside.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:41CHANCE!!! Son gets around the outside of Gusto and flashes a ball across the face which Sanchez can only parry back into the mixer. It breaks for both Bentancur and Maddison, but neither can get a shot away and Tottenham are eventually forced to settle for a corner!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:40Sancho twice has openings to let loose with a goalward strike in a decent position, but he again looks to try tricky passes through the lines and sees them blocked, to the growing frustration of the home crowd.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:39They're yet to make the breakthrough here, but Chelsea have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Spurs, winning nine including the last three in a row by an aggregate score of 10-4.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:36Tottenham clear the Chelsea corner and Odobert springs forward on the counter-attack. He feed Udogie in support to his left, but the Italian loses out to a superb sliding challenge from Caicedo!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:34A loose ball breaks nicely for Palmer on the edge of the Spurs box, but he delays shooting and is tackled by Van de Ven. The Dutchman is soon dispossessed and Chelsea come straight back on the attack, but Sancho also refrains from pulling the trigger and lays it off for Palmer to put a deflected cross behind for a corner.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:32OVER!!! Another chance goes begging for Chelsea!! Jackson chases down a long ball over the top and gets the better of Romero, recovering possession in the box and curling a right-footed effort just beyond the top-right corner!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:30CHANCE!! Neto's cross from the right almost drops for Sancho in the box, but he back-heels to tee up Cucurella rather than shooting and the full-back's cross is headed behind by Udogie for a Blues corner!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:29Romero passes the ball back to Vicario but the Spurs goalkeeper's return pass is woeful, going beyond the Argentine and out of play to put Tottenham under unneccessary pressure.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:26Caicedo picks out Neto with a peach of a cross-field pass, but the Portuguese's floated ball into the box is a fraction too high for both Jackson and Palmer as it sails behind for a goal-kick.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:25No side has earned fewer points in Premier League London derbies this season than Tottenham's 10 (level with Brentford) – they've lost five of nine such games this season. Only in 1987-88, 1989-90 and 2003-04 (six), and 2004-05 (seven) have Spurs ever suffered more London derby defeats in a league campaign.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:23The first 20 minutes of this game have been played at a frenetic pace, and it remains to be seen if one side can capitalise if and when the other shows any signs whatsoever of dropping off.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:22BLOCKED!!! Sancho slips Palmer in behind for the Chelsea playmaker to drill a low ball across the face of goal. He's looking for Fernandez arriving at the far post, but Udogie slides in to make a crucial block for Spurs and Vicario dives on the loose ball!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:19Tottenham have lost each of their last three Premier League games against Chelsea, last losing more consecutively (six matches) against the Blues between January 2000 and March 2002.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:17SAVED!! Vicario chooses to punch Palmer's cross rather than take a routine catch in the box, but recovers quickly enough to save and hold Jackson's follow-up effort on the half-volley.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:17Amid plenty of pushing and shoving in the Spurs box, Neto swings in the corner, which isn't dealt with effectively enough by Vicario's punch and Chelsea remain on the attack.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:14Palmer strides forward on the break for Chelsea and finds Sancho in space to his left, with the Manchester United loanee cutting inside to drill a deflected effort wide and behind for a Blues corner.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:13Romero and Van de Ven are starting a Premier League game alongside each other for the first time since December – Spurs' reverse fixture against Chelsea.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:12Vicario dribbles across his own goal-line before drilling a pass straight at Neto in the box, but luckily for Spurs he can't react quick enough and Van de Ven recovers possession!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:09WIDE!!! So close to an opener for the hosts!! Cucurella's cross from the left is glanced away by Van de Ven and sits up nicely for Gusto to hit, but his first-time strike from the edge of the box is just wide of the near post and crashes into the side netting!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:07Caicedo is down on the deck and receiving treatment having pulled up following a challenge on Spence, and wtih Chelsea substitutes warming up already, it's not looking good for the Ecuadorian.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:06Son is starting his 274th match in the Premier League for Tottenham, moving one clear of Darren Anderton (273). Only Hugo Lloris (361) and Harry Kane (301) having started more matches for Spurs than him in the competition.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:05Spence and Udogie do brilliantly to bring the ball out of trouble and set Son away on the counter-attack. He tries to go around the outside of Gusto and shoot, but the Chelsea defender gets a block in to send the ball behind for a corner!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:04OFF THE POST!!! Almost a glorious start for Chelsea!!! A long pass over the top finds Jackson on the run, and he brings the ball down before knocking it past a stranded Vicario; only for Van de Ven to arrive and deflect the ball off the base of his own post as Spurs eventually clear the danger!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:02Maddison kicks the game off for Tottenham, and the latest edition of this London derby is up and running at the Bridge!
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:00Neither of these two sides are in particularly sterling form, yet it’s Champions League-chasing Chelsea who are the heavy favourites in our live win probability tracker. The Blues have a 55.1% chance of victory as the two sides head out onto the pitch, and with Spurs down at just 23.4%, they’ll hope that Tottenham’s end-of-season revival starts here and they can turn thar prediction on its head.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:58Tottenham have also rung the changes ahead of this game, with Postecoglou bringing in five new faces from their 2-0 loss at Fulham before the international break. Micky van de Ven is back to partner Cristian Romero and give Spurs their first-choice defence, while James Maddison and captain Son Heung-Min are also back in the XI.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:52Enzo Maresca has received two huge boosts on the injury front ahead of this game and makes four changes as a result, with striker Nicolas Jackson and talisman Cole Palmer both back in the starting XI to lead Chelsea’s frontline. Noni Madueke is also back on the bench after his own injury troubles, with Reece James, Benoit Badiashile and Christopher Nkunku among the substitutes.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:42TOTTENHAM SUBS: Antonin Kinsky, Yves Bissouma, Mathys Tel, Archie Gray, Brennan Johnson, Pedro Porro, Pape Sarr, Ben Davies, Mikey Moore.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:42TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Djed Spence, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie; Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison; Wilson Odoert, Dominic Solanke, Son Heung-Min.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:42CHELSEA SUBS: Filip Jorgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Christopher Nkunku, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Reece James, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:42CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto; Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:42Ange Posteoglou’s Tottenham, meanwhile, have had a season to forget on the domestic front, and languish a lowly 14th in the Premier League table with just nine games to play. Three straight wins in February snapped a run of just one victory in 11 for the Lilywhites, but they’ve since reverted to type, drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth either side of losses to Manchester City and Fulham last time out.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:37Chelsea remain firmly locked in the race for Champions League football despite their mixed form prior to the international break, winning just four of their last 13 league fixtures dating back to mid-December. Enzo Maresca’s side lost 1-0 to London rivals Arsenal last time out, but will be hoping home advantage helps them produce a different result against an out-of-form Spurs side.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:32Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the Premier League, as Chelsea host Tottenham in what’s expected to be a fiercely-contested London derby at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
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