Chelsea vs Spurs prediction and betting tips – Cards galore in survival clash

May 19, 2026 - 08:00

Chelsea take on Tottenham in a vital Premier League clash on Tuesday night that could decide the final team to be relegated with West Ham needing Spurs to lose.

Chelsea vs Tottenham best bets

Bet on Conor Gallagher & Moises Caicedo to be booked at 5/1 on BOYLE Sports
Bet on Chelsea or Draw, BTTS, Chelsea -1.5 corner handicap at 3/1 on Tote
Back Fernandez, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gallagher & Porro 1+ foul to be committed at 21/10 on bet365

Chelsea vs Spurs head to head overview

Date: Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Kick-off: 8.15pm
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Where to watch: Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League
Referee: Stuart Atwell
Last meeting: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
Last 10 matches: Chelsea 8 wins, 1 draw, Tottenham 1 win
Favourite to win: Chelsea

Chelsea vs Tottenham predicted lineups

Chelsea expected lineup: Sanchez; Fofana, Colwill, Hato; Gusto, Caicedo, Fernandez, Cucurella; Palmer, Neto; Delap.
Tottenham expected lineup: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Palhinha; Kolo Muani, Gallagher, Tel; Richarlison.

Chelsea vs Tottenham prediction

If Tottenham draw here they escape relegation and send West Ham down to the Championship.

However, their form against Chelsea has long been an awful one and that will put the worry into Spurs fans heading to Stamford Bridge and watching from home.

Though they have been a much better side under Roberto De Zerbi and that’s something that can’t be ignored going into this game as Chelsea’s rapid decline might come at the perfect time for Tottenham to face them.

That said, a Chelsea or Tottenham win is hard to be sure of at this stage with all these factors considered, as ultimately their respective forms often prove futile when facing each other, as previous head-to-head records show.

Chelsea vs Tottenham prediction, lineup, odds, betting tips, referee, best bets and how to watch

Chelsea vs Tottenham betting tips

Chelsea’s superior head to head form

Chelsea are just about evens favourites to win in 90 minutes against Tottenham, but drop marginally just below that in bet builders.

That doesn’t quite offer the right kind of value but there’s also plenty of options for bet builders otherwise instead of betting on the result itself.

Chelsea will likely be without Joao Pedro who came off with an injury in the FA Cup final which adds to their long list of players unavailable.

An issue both sides are facing with Spurs also seeing the likes of Dejan Kulusevski still out from a long-standing injury along with key players Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romeri, Mohammed Kudus and Ben Davies all out injured.

Chelsea’s injury list is slightly less impactful due to their strong squad depth which means Liam Delap is likely to come in up top with hopes that Cole Palmer can come back to scoring and assisting as we’d been accustomed to.

Pedro Neto is back and could start again providing both defensive and attacking outlets.

These players are likely to be amongst the attacks for Chelsea to be added for shots on target, while we might see more of Gusto up top as the wing back can venture up more in this kind of game.

Best bet builders

Additional legs to add to bet builders in this game come from cards and corners.

Conor Gallagher has played 14 games already for Spurs and has picked up two yellow cards in that time.

Not a high amount but considering the part he plays for Tottenham and with everything at stake to get a win or a draw, he might be putting pressure on the Chelsea defence and midfield, while leaving a trailing leg.

That also means Marc Cucurella will be enjoying the potential for being involved in fouls too.

He’s often seen getting into spats with opposition players, whether it be from fouls he’s committed or fouls won.

Moises Caicedo is the biggest danger for a card though, he’s ranked third in the league for most yellow cards, having picked up 11.

The player that comes closest to that tally for most is Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Porro who’ve both picked up nine each.

As for corners, Chelsea have won the third most in the Premier League so far, only behind Man City and Newcastle, with 221.

Tottenham aren’t too far behind with 198 but it’s likely we won’t see Spurs push up too much inviting many counter attacks.

Bet on Conor Gallagher & Moises Caicedo to be booked at 5/1 on BOYLE Sports
Bet on Chelsea or Draw, BTTS, Chelsea -1.5 corner handicap at 3/1 on Tote
Back Fernandez, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gallagher & Porro 1+ foul to be committed at 21/10 on bet365

Chelsea vs Tottenham latest odds

Find the latest Chelsea vs Tottenham betting odds here. Odds are provided by BOYLE Sports and are subject to change.

Chelsea – 20/21
Draw – 13/5
Tottenham – 5/2

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Important historical facts about Chelsea vs Tottenham for betting

Chelsea have won 38 Premier League games against Tottenham. It’s the most they’ve beaten an opponent in the competition, while Spurs have only lost more against Manchester United (40).
Spurs have won just one of their last 35 away league games against Chelsea (D11 L23), a 3-1 win in April 2018 under Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea have won their last five league games against Tottenham, only winning more in a row against them between January 2000 and March 2002 (6).
Chelsea haven’t lost their final home league game in any of the last 23 seasons (W16 D7), since a 3-1 loss to Aston Villa in 2001-02.
Having won their final away league game in four consecutive seasons between 2020-21 and 2023-24, Spurs lost 2-0 at Aston Villa in their last game on the road last term.
Chelsea are winless in their last seven Premier League games (D1 L6), last having a longer run between December 1994 and February 1995 (10).
Chelsea have lost each of their last four Premier League home games – they’ve never lost five in a row at Stamford Bridge in their league history.
Tottenham have won their last two Premier League away games, last winning more consecutively between September and November 2020 (4).
Spurs have taken as many points from their last four Premier League games (8 – W2 D2) as they had in their previous 17 combined (W1 D5 L11). They’ve only conceded one goal in the opening 45 minutes of their five games under Roberto De Zerbi, having conceded in the first half in each of their previous 11.
João Pedro has been involved in four goals in his two Premier League starts against Spurs (3 goals, 1 assist), netting Chelsea’s winner at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the reverse fixture this season.

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