Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur - prediction, team news, lineups

A London derby volition instrumentality spot astatine Accor Stadium connected Saturday erstwhile Chelsea instrumentality connected Tottenham Hotspur successful the Sydney Super Cup.

Xabi Alonso's men played retired a wildly breathtaking 10-goal thriller against Western Sydney Wanderers connected Tuesday, portion Roberto De Zerbi's Spurs continued their winning grounds successful the off-season a time aboriginal against Sydney FC, albeit connected penalties, and they question to widen their tally astatine the Blues' expense.

Match preview

Much was made astir Alonso's bow successful a televised lucifer arsenic Chelsea boss, and the West Londoners played their portion successful a thrilling 6-4 victory implicit Western Sydney Wanderers.

A fig of the Spanish manager's principles with and without the shot were already evident successful the rip-roaring success, adjacent if the Premier League outfit's execution — particularly retired of possession — was recurrently suboptimal.

Having gone up aboriginal doors successful the fixture, the Blues did not instrumentality the pb again until the last minutes aft the team's large guns yet overpowered the Sydney outfit to seal a high-scoring victory.

Although it was pleasing to spot his broadside people truthful galore connected the day, truthful galore of the Blues' antiaircraft frailties nether erstwhile managers were evident, and it remains to beryllium seen however the incumbent problem-solves arsenic pre-season progresses.

Nonetheless, the above-mentioned issues travel with the caveat that Chelsea began the lucifer with not lone a second-string side, but besides 1 comprising a plethora of younker players improbable to beryllium thrown successful the heavy end.

Next up for Alonso's broadside are Spurs, managed by De Zerbi, whose archetypal pre-season arsenic Lilywhites brag is going to plan.

While fans of the North London broadside whitethorn person fancied importantly much excitement, they person yet to suffer immoderate of their games successful the off-season, keeping cleanable sheets successful wins implicit MK Dons and Auckland FC.

Even though Tottenham could not find an other cogwheel to respond to their archetypal concession successful pre-season aft Takahiro Sekine levelled for Sydney FC conscionable earlier the hr mark, the 2025 Europa League winners were ultimately victorious successful spot-kicks.

Facing Chelsea undeniably presents Spurs with their toughest trial connected paper, though De Zerbi's men person the vantage of being acold up successful their mentation heading into the 2026-27 season.

The Lilywhites volition anticipation that counts for thing arsenic they purpose to extremity a six-match losing tally against their London rivals, albeit immoderate triumph connected Saturday whitethorn beryllium watered down by virtuousness of it coming successful a affable match.

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Team News

After starting galore younker players against Western Sydney, Alonso whitethorn present a fewer much first-team regulars for his 2nd televised pre-season match.

Nonetheless, Landon Emenalo whitethorn support his spot aft a beardown showing astatine left-back, portion 16-year-old Reggie Watson, lad of 2013 FA Cup-winning midfielder Ben Watson, and 17-year-olds Reggie Walsh and Dastan Satpaev could besides clasp their places successful the XI.

One first-team subordinate who could driblet retired is Liam Delap, pursuing an indifferent showing earlier going disconnected for Joao Pedro, who netted a game-altering hat-trick and acceptable up Jamie Gittens's 66th-minute equaliser moments aft the pair's introduction.

As for Spurs, Andy Robertson could marque his archetypal commencement for Spurs, having played for the last half-hour of their triumph against Sydney FC, earlier scoring 1 of the English side's 4 spot-kicks successful the 4-2 penalties success.

The likelihood, though, whitethorn beryllium to springiness Rio Kyerematen a 4th consecutive commencement astatine left-back, with Ben Davies, Kota Takai and Tye Hall completing the backmost four.

Spurs supporters person already seen big-money summertime signings Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes commencement unneurotic against MK Dons, and De Zerbi could play some men from the disconnected against Premier League opposition 
on Saturday.

Mathys Tel has featured heavy truthful acold successful the Lilywhites' tune-up games, assisting against Auckland and scoring against Sydney, doing his chances of starting against the Blues nary harm.

While determination are question marks implicit who starts successful a cardinal striking relation successful a coin flip betwixt Richarlison and Dominic Solanke, De Zerbi could opt for the second aft helium lone came disconnected the seat past clip out.

Chelsea imaginable starting lineup:

Sanchez; Acheampong, Fofana, Colwill, Emenalo; Watson, Essugo; Satpaev, Walsh, Gittens; Joao Pedro

Tottenham Hotspur imaginable starting lineup:

Dubravka; Hall, Takai, Davies, Kyerematen; Fernandes, Tonali; Solomon, Gallagher, Tel; Solanke

We say: Chelsea 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

While Alonso's substitutions successful the Blues' archetypal pre-season lucifer underline Chelsea's firepower successful reserve, Spurs are importantly sharper competitively.

Thus, the Lilywhites are tipped to get the amended of their London neighbours to inflict the caller Blues boss's archetypal loss, albeit successful a affable match, to widen their ain unblemished pre-season start.

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