Tottenham vs Chelsea preview: Opposition lowdown, team news, how to watch
Tottenham Hotspur are gearing up for a pre-season London derby against Chelsea on Saturday.
It's been a perfect three from three for Tottenham in pre-season so far, with wins over MK Dons, Auckland FC and Sydney FC respectively.
The latter did end in 1-1 draw after normal time though, but Spurs ran out 4-2 winners in the penalty shootout to keep their winning record going.
Saturday sees Tottenham and Chelsea clash outside of London for the first ever time, with the game taking place at Stadium Australia.
The Blues did a Premier League double over the Lilywhites in 2025-26, so Roberto De Zerbi's men will be out for revenge.
Tottenham News has everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's 10:45am kick-off UK time for this landmark pre-season fixture.
Chelsea: How has their pre-season gone and what can Tottenham expect?
After a hugely disappointing 2025-26 season which saw them finish 10th in the Premier League, Chelsea will be hoping for major improvements in 2026-27.
Now under the management of Xabi Alonso, the Blues have been busy strengthening their squad with four new signings so far this summer.
Of course, the headline capture has been that of Morgan Rogers, who has moved to Stamford Bridge for a British-record £117million fee.
Chelsea have played just the one pre-season friendly so far this summer, and that saw them beat Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 in a 10-goal thriller.
Alonso fielded a starting XI that largely comprised of youngsters for that game, but did bring on a number of established senior stars in the second half.
Tottenham haven't beaten Chelsea since February 2023 in all competitions, with the Blues currently on a six-game unbeaten run against Spurs.
The last time these two met in a pre-season friendly was all the way back in August 2021, with that game ending in a 2-2 draw.
Alonso is renowned as a tactically flexible coach, routinely setting his Bayer Leverkusen team up in a 3-4-3, before scrapping that to favour a 4-3-3 with Real Madrid.
Against Western Sydney Wanderers, Chelsea started in a 4-2-3-1, so Tottenham will need to be prepared for a number of different tactical possibilities this weekend.
So, what is the latest team news out of both camps heading into Saturday's meeting?
Tottenham vs Chelsea team news
Starting with Tottenham, De Zerbi has confessed to being careful as he manages the workload on his players this summer.
Tottenham News has been following Mateus Fernandes' injury situation, with a report from The Standard detailing De Zerbi's plan for him to start training again once Spurs are back on home soil next week, thus ruling him out against Chelsea.
Meanwhile, Kevin Danso, Micky Van de Ven, Dominic Solanke and Jan Paul van Hecke all played no part against Sydney, but a few of them could be ready to be involved against the Blues.
Aside from that, De Zerbi has a fairly clean bill of health, with it now being more about gradually increasing the workload and getting more minutes into his players' legs.
Moving over to Chelsea, The Sun have revealed that the aforementioned Rogers won't play a part in any of Chelsea's pre-season games this summer, and will instead link-up with his new side ahead of the Premier League campaign.
Estevao, who scored eight goals and provided three assists in his debut campaign with Chelsea last term, made his return to action against Western Sydney, having previously been sidelined since April with a hamstring problem and is thus expected to be involved against Spurs.
The same can be said for Jamie Gittens, who like Estevao has also been suffering with a hamstring injury, although his had kept him out of action since late January.
However, the winger also made his return against Western Sydney, and should be in the Chelsea side once again on Saturday.
Another who is nearing a return to fitness for the Blues is Romeo Lavia, as he was named as an unused substitute against Western Sydney, but could be primed for minutes against Spurs.
It's set to be a fascinating watch between these two bitter London rivals, but how can Tottenham fans follow the action live?
How to watch Tottenham vs Chelsea
This is sure to be a match that fans of neither side will have any desire to miss.
Luckily for Spurs supporters, they can access a livestream of the match, and indeed every pre-season game this summer, with a SPURSPLAY subscription.
One Hotspur+ members have SPURSPLAY included in their subscription package, whilst One Hotspur members can get it a reduced price of £35.
Alternatively, for those who aren't members of those packages, fans can purchase an annual SPURSPLAY subscription for £45.