Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the live action from Stamford Bridge
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of a huge London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel’s side have already beaten Spurs three times so far this season, scoring seven goals and keeping three clean sheets in the process. But Chelsea have struggled of late as their title ambitions have slipped away. They now sit 13 points off Manchester City as securing a top four place becomes a more realistic target.
Meanwhile, Spurs are unbeaten in nine Premier League games under Antonio Conte and are now in a superb position to qualify for next season’s Champions League. A win this afternoon would take them into the top four - and victory at Stamford Bridge would also see Tottenham move just five points behind Chelsea with four games in hand.
But history sides with Chelsea. Spurs have only beaten their London rivals once at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League - a win which came in April 2018 as a Dele Alli brace saw them clinch a 3-1 victory. In all competitions, Tottenham have not scored against Chelsea in any of their last five meetings, ensuring they will be extremely motivated this afternoon as a win significantly closes the gap between the two sides. Follow all the team news and match action as Chelsea host Tottenham below, after the conclusion of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool:
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool: Five things we learned as Jurgen Klopp’s side win to close gap on Man City
Liverpool moved to within nine points of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with an entertaining 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Virgil van Dijk gave the visitors the lead in the eighth minute, thumping a bullet header beyond Vicente Guaita from an Andy Robertson corner. And Liverpool’s dominance was rewarded with a second shortly after the half hour mark when Robertson crossed for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to bring down and fire home at the back post.
Palace finally got a foothold in the game towards the end of the first half and continued that urgency after the break. They eventually found the breakthrough 10 minutes into the second period when Jeffrey Schlupp’s pass found Jean-Philippe Mateta in behind and he rolled the ball across for Odsonne Edouard to slot into an empty net.
Five things we learned as Klopp’s side win to close gap on Man City
Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool: Van Dijk, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho all got on the scoresheet as Klopp’s side secured an important win at Selhurst Park
Chelsea vs Tottenham
Chelsea have dropped points in nine of their last 13 league games, turning a five-point lead over Manchester City into a 12-point deficit, and they have also played a game more.
They have won just one of their last seven Premier League matches. However, they have lost just two of their last 26 fixtures in all competitions.
The Blues could go five league games without a win for the first time since a run of seven from October to December 2012 under Roberto di Matteo.
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Tottenham must seize the momentum as Antonio Conte fills club with hope before Chelsea test
The Tottenham Hotspur dressing room has been just like fans’ groups in the last two days. The players have been giddily sharing videos of the last few minutes at Leicester City.
Of particular joy has been Antonio Conte going to hug a steward, which has naturally been pointed out to the manager.
A glee has totally replaced a developing sense of gloom. The fretful questions people around the club had been asking have been totally washed away. They’re no longer wondering whether Conte could really walk, or if this is the most difficult situation he’s walked into.
Tottenham must seize the momentum as Antonio Conte breeds hope before Chelsea test
Sunday’s visit to Chelsea will reveal where Spurs really are under Antonio Conte, but they cannot stop now and chairman Daniel Levy must back his manager in the transfer market they are to achieve greater things
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Head-to-head
Tottenham have won only seven of their 59 Premier League matches against Chelsea. The Blues are unbeaten in their last six league games against Spurs - with five wins and one draw - keeping five clean sheets.
Chelsea are yet to concede in four games against Tottenham under Thomas Tuchel, with the aggregate score 7-0.
Spurs have won just one of their last 36 away games in all competitions against Chelsea, a 3-1 league victory in April 2018 when Antonio Conte was in charge of the Blues.
Chelsea vs Tottenham
Reaction from Liverpool’s victory over Crystal Palace is still to come but the focus moves to Stamford Bridge where Chelsea are preparing to face Tottenham.
Here’s a reminder of the two teams:
Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Sarr, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Mount, Lukaku
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Winks, Sessegnon, Bergwijn, Kane
Elsewhere in the Premier League
At the Emirates Stadium Arsenal failed to break down Burnley and that game finished goalless wile the points were also shared between Leicester and Brighton. Patson Daka put the home side in front before the Seagulls levelled things up through Danny Welbeck.
Coming up, Chelsea host Tottenham in a clash with ramifications for the top four. Kick off for that game is at 4.30pm.
Full-time: Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool
90+6 mins: There’s the final whistle! Liverpool were fortunate to win a penalty that tled to the third goal and killed the chance of an exciting finish. Crystal Palace where all at sea in the opening 30 minutes but after that were fantastic. Alisson made a bunch of great saves for Liverpool who looked uncharacteristically poor defensively.
The bottom line is that Liverpool pick up all three points at cut the gap of Manchester City to nine.
Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool
90+3 mins: Joel Ward picks up a yellow card as Liverpool do their best to take time out of the game. They give away a free kick that Michael Olise swings into the box but the Reds defend it well.
Three minutes to go here and the game finally seems out of reach for Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool
90 mins: There’s going to be six minutes of added time to play yet. If Palace can score quickly they may still be in the game. James Milner and Joe Gomez are brought of for Liverpool with Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold taken off.
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