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| Event | Premier League 2024-25 | ||||||
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| Date | Thursday 3 April 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Stamford Bridge, London | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Cole Palmer | ||||||
| Referee | Craig Pawson | ||||||
| Attendance | 39,852 | ||||||
| Weather | 15 °C (59 °F) | ||||||
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Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur was a match which took place at the Stamford Bridge on Thursday 3 April 2025. The match will be shown live on live on 
at 8pm BST.
Team News[]
Chelsea[]
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca confirmed Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson "are all good" and ready to return from their respective injuries.
Midfielder Romeo Lavia remains a doubt for this evening's fixture.
Tottenham Hotspur[]
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed there are "no new injuries" in his squad, but the match will likely come too soon for Richarlison.
Dejan Kulusevski and Kevin Danso are also unavailable but should return in the next few weeks.
Match facts[]
Head-to-head[]
- Chelsea have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Spurs (W9 D2), winning the last three in a row by an aggregate score of 10-4.
- Tottenham have lost each of their last three Premier League games against Chelsea, last losing more consecutively against the Blues between January 2000 and March 2002 (6).
- Chelsea 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 vs Spurs (Arsenal vs Everton, Manchester United vs Everton, Liverpool vs Newcastle, all 124).
- Heading into this matchday, only Liverpool have had more shots following fast breaks (56) in the Premier League this season than Chelsea (42), while only Liverpool have scored more goals from fast breaks (13) than Tottenham (10) in the division this term.
Chelsea[]
- Chelsea 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 (from 2020-21) have the Blues won three successive home league games without conceding, doing so from April to May 2024 in a run that included a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
- Against no other side does Nicolas Jackson have more Premier League goals than his four against Tottenham (also 4 v West Ham). Indeed, 47.8% of the Chelsea striker’s goals in the competition overall have been scored in London derbies (11/23); among players with 20+ Premier League goals, only Manuel Lanzini has netted a higher proportion in all-London clashes (48.1% - 13/27).
Tottenham Hotspur[]
- No side has earned fewer points in Premier League London derbies this season than Tottenham (10, level with Brentford), who have lost five of nine such games this season (W3 D1). Only in 1987-88 (6), 1989-90 (6), 2003-04 (6), and 2004-05 (7) have Spurs ever suffered more London derby defeats in a league campaign.
- Coming into this matchday, only Leicester (10) and Southampton (12) have lost more Premier League away games this season than Tottenham Hotspur (8). Not since 2008-09 have Spurs suffered more away defeats in a single league campaign (11).
- Ange 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 in charge of the club.
- Son Heung-min has nine Premier League assists this season, making him one away from recording 10+ assists in four separate seasons in the competition (10 in each of 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2023-24), which would equal Christian Eriksen’s Premier League record for Tottenham. However, Son has faced Chelsea in the league 17 times without providing a single assist – the most he’s faced a side in the Premier League without setting up a goal.
Match Report[]
Enzo Fernandez scored as Chelsea beat Tottenham to move into the Premier League's top four and boost their hopes of Champions League football next season.
Defeat for Spurs piled more pressure on head coach Ange Postecoglou - whose side stay 14th, and remain on course to finish outside the top 10 for the first time since 2008.
The Blues, boosted by the returns from injury of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson, dominated proceedings at Stamford Bridge, but they were frustrated by a goalless first-half having missed plenty of opportunities.
They carried the same threat after the interval and were rewarded in the 50th minute when Fernandez headed home Palmer's inch-perfect delivery.
Moises Caicedo swept a crisp volley past Guglielmo Vicario moments later, but the goal was ruled out for a marginal offside in the build-up following a four-minute VAR review.
Tottenham then had an equaliser ruled out after substitute Pape Matar Sarr fired in from 20 yards out.
Referee Craig Pawson, advised by VAR to have a look at the pitchside monitor, overturned his decision after watching the Spurs midfielder catch Caicedo with his studs before taking aim.
The result moves Chelsea to fourth in the Premier League, knocking reigning champions Manchester City down to fifth and Newcastle to sixth.
The Blues were in scintillating form from the off as they returned to action following the recent international break.
They were unlucky not to score in the first minute, when Jackson hit the post after Micky van de Ven's attempted clearance rebounded off the forward's shin.
The home fans were quick to celebrate when they though Malo Gusto had scored with a fierce strike before quickly realising it had rifled into the side-netting.
Vicario made a superb fingertip save to deny Jadon Sancho, while Jackson continued to cause Van de Ven and Cristian Romero all sorts of problems with darting runs towards the Tottenham penalty area.
And it was the two Spurs centre-backs who were caught off guard when Fernandez drifted easily between the pair and leapt highest to direct Palmer's cross in.
A strong end to the season is well within reach for Enzo Maresca's side.
Bolstered by the return of key players from injury, a Champions League spot is in their sights, while the chance for silverware in the Europa Conference League seems a genuine possibility.
Match[]
Details[]
| 3 April 2025 20:00 BST live on |
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1–0 |  Tottenham Hotspur
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Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 39,852 Referee: Craig Pawson |
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Match Stats[]
| Chelsea | Tottenham |
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| Possession ball | |
| 50% | 50% |
| Shots | |
| 11 | 8 |
| Shots on target | |
| 5 | 3 |
| Corners | |
| 4 | 6 |
| Fouls | |
| 7 | 16 |
See also[]
External links[]
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| Chelsea F.C. matches - 2024–25 |
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