Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueRelegation fight goes to last day as Chelsea beat Tottenham
Tottenham's fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League will go to the final day of the season after they were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to hand 18th-place West Ham a lifeline.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 6': Foul by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
- 11': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 11': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 14': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 14': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
- 15': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 15': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 21': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 21': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mathys Tel.
- 28': Foul by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 28': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 28': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
- 30': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 31': Foul by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 31': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 39': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 41': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 42': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 43': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 45'+1': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 50': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 51': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 53': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 55': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 55': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 56': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 58': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 60': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 63': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 67': Goal! Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces João Palhinha.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 69': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 71': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 72': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 74': Goal! Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Josh Acheampong.
- 77': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 79': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 79': Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 80': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 80': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Mamadou Sarr replaces Wesley Fofana.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 84': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 85': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 87': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Cole Palmer.
- 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Shumaira Mheuka replaces Liam Delap.
- 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Pedro Neto.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dário Essugo (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Dário Essugo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+7': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
 TOT |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 479 | Accurate Passes | 360 |
| 546 | Passes | 432 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 14 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,463
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,463
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 21 | Jorrel Hato  |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Antonín Kinsky (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 13 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 22 | Conor Gallagher |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 11 | Mathys Tel |
| 39 | Randal Kolo Muani |
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