Chelsea vs Tottenham: Date, kick-off time and how to watch with European football and relegation on the line

Chelsea and Tottenham will renew their rivalry in one of the most high-stakes meetings between the two in Premier League history.

In the penultimate game of the season, the Blues welcome old enemies Spurs to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night looking to deal a potential knockout blow to their survival hopes.

Getty

With just two matches left to avoid a first relegation from the top-flight in 49 years, Roberto De Zerbi‘s side head to west London sitting two points above the bottom three and in need of a huge win.

If relegation rivals West Ham beat Newcastle on Sunday, Spurs could find themselves back in the relegation zone at kick-off on Tuesday.

On the flip side, should the Hammers lose, the north Londoners can secure their safety with a game to spare with victory over Chelsea.

As for the Blues, they sit ninth in the Premier League table and need three points to keep their European hopes alive, and host Spurs just three days after Saturday’s FA Cup final against Manchester City.

With everything on the line, fans can expect another hotly-contested clash in a fixture that has delivered huge drama over the years.

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Date and how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Tuesday, May 19.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is set for 8:15pm UK time.

You can keep up with the action in west London via talkSPORT’s Kick-Off, which will keep up across all the goals as they go in.

Natalie Sawyer and former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino will be at Stamford Bridge to keep you posted on key updates.

There will also be a live watchalong on the talkSPORT YouTube channel, with Sports Bar hosts Jamie O’Hara and Jason Cundy in the studio to react to the all drama as it unfolds.

talkSPORT

The broadcast will begin at 7pm, and fans can tune in on the talkSPORT YouTube channel or on Smart TV.

Tune in to talkSPORT through the website via the live stream or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app.

Visit talkSPORT BET for all the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event.

Subscribe to our talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT X.

The match will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 7pm.

Getty

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Team news

Chelsea could have three key players back in time for Tuesday night’s London derby with both Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho and Robert Sanchez all expected to return.

Wingers Neto and Garnacho have missed the Blues’ last two games, but returned to training ahead of their FA Cup final on Saturday.

Meanwhile goalkeeper Sanchez should be fit to start again after missing his side’s recent 1-1 draw with Liverpool after sustaining a cut to the head against Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago.

In another boost, captain Reece James could be in line to start, having made his return from injury off the bench at Anfield.

Among Chelsea’s absentees are Estevao, Jamie Gittens and Jesse Derry, who all look set to miss the rest of the season.

Meanwhile Spurs have a lengthy injury list which includes a number of key players, but escaped unscathed in their 1-1 draw with Leeds.

Robert De Zerbi is hopeful Dominic Solanke will return from a hamstring injury against Chelsea, while James Maddison made his long-awaited comeback from an ACL injury against Leeds.

However, £52million man Xavi Simons (ACL) and captain Cristian Romero (knee) will play no part at Stamford Bridge after being ruled out for the rest of the season.

It is not known when goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will be back, who has missed Spurs’ last five games undergoing a hernia operation 

Mohamed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies all remain long-term absentees, with their return dates unclear.

Getty

Chelsea vs Tottenham: What has been said?

After the date for Chelsea’s rearranged clash with Tottenham was set for the penultimate game of the season, talkSPORT’s Darren Bent insisted the Blues would sooner relegate their rivals than win the FA Cup days earlier.

And while the west Londoners can no longer send Spurs down, they can deal a huge blow to their survival hopes with victory.

Speaking in late April, Bent said: “I think for Chelsea, because they’re such trophy pigs, what does one more FA Cup mean?

“But they will be able to hold on to relegating Spurs for the rest of time.

“Whenever there is a song in the stadium when they play Tottenham, ‘We relegated you’, imagine the songs.

“I can’t remember the last time Chelsea won the FA Cup [2018], but the Chelsea fans know they’ve got eight in the bag.

“Everyone will remember the season that they relegated Tottenham.”