Spursvs.Chelsea

For Enzo Maresca's side, the all-capital clash provides an opportunity for them to cement their second-placed ranking in the top-flight table, having leapfrogged Arsenal thanks to a 5-1 crushing of Southampton in midweek.

In contrast, 10th-placed Spurs have just one win to their name from their last six matches after Thursday's 1-0 reverse at Bournemouth, and seven of their last 13 London derbies in the Premier League have ended in defeat.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 177

Spurs wins: 56

Draws: 42

Chelsea wins: 79

One week before Christmas Day 1909, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea met in a competitive match for the very first time, a Division One encounter that the Blues edged 2-1 for the first of their 79 wins in this fixture.

The two-time Champions League winners boast the overall bragging rights over Spurs, who have by contrast come up trumps in 56 of their 177 clashes with Chelsea, and the two London rivals have shared the points on 42 occasions.

It was Chelsea who condemned Ange Postecoglou to his maiden Premier League defeat in the Tottenham chair in November 2023, when ex-Lilywhites manager Mauricio Pochettino masterminded a 4-1 win over nine-man Spurs, who had both Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie dismissed.

A less chaotic affair ensued at Stamford Bridge later that season, as Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson registered in a 2-0 home victory for Chelsea in May 2024, earning the Blues their seventh win from their last nine games against Tottenham.

Spurs' only success in that sequence was a 2-0 home triumph of their own in February 2023, several months on from a ferocious 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, where Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel's final-whistle fracas told the story of the day.

Frustrations boiling over between Tottenham and Chelsea is nothing new; the unforgettable 'Battle of the Bridge' in 2016 saw the Blues end Spurs' fleeting title chances in a 2-2 stalemate, sparking a massive post-match melee in which Tottenham received a staggering nine yellow cards.

The two London rivals have also clashed in a few high-profile cup contests, notably the 2007-08 EFL Cup final - Tottenham's most recent major trophy win - the 2014-15 showpiece match in the same tournament, which the Blues won, and the 2016-17 FA Cup semi-finals, a 4-2 triumph for Chelsea.

No Chelsea player enjoyed facing Tottenham more than Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who boasts a record 12 goals in this head-to-head, while ex-Spurs winger Cliff Jones and Bobby Smith - who represented both teams - struck 11 each in this particular fixture.

Last 20 meetings

May 02, 2024: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Nov 06, 2023: Spurs 1-4 Chelsea (Premier League)

Feb 26, 2023: Spurs 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)

Aug 14, 2022: Chelsea 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)

Jan 23, 2022: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Jan 12, 2022: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)

Jan 05, 2022: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)

Sep 19, 2021: Spurs 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

Feb 04, 2021: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Nov 29, 2020: Chelsea 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Sep 29, 2020: Spurs 1-1 Chelsea (EFL Cup Fourth Round)

Feb 22, 2020: Chelsea 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)

Dec 22, 2019: Spurs 0-2 Chelsea (Premier League)

Feb 27, 2019: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Jan 24, 2019: Chelsea 2-1 Spurs (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)

Jan 08, 2019: Spurs 1-0 Chelsea (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)

Nov 24, 2018: Spurs 3-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Apr 01, 2018: Chelsea 1-3 Spurs (Premier League)

Aug 20, 2017: Spurs 1-2 Chelsea (Premier League)

Apr 22, 2017: Chelsea 4-2 Spurs (FA Cup Semi-Finals)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

May 02, 2024: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Nov 06, 2023: Spurs 1-4 Chelsea (Premier League)

Feb 26, 2023: Spurs 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)

Aug 14, 2022: Chelsea 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)

Jan 23, 2022: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Sep 19, 2021: Spurs 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

Feb 04, 2021: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Nov 29, 2020: Chelsea 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)

Feb 22, 2020: Chelsea 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)

Dec 22, 2019: Spurs 0-2 Chelsea (Premier League)

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Ben Knapton