Chelsea vs Tottenham Team News, Injuries & Confirmed Line Ups
Chelsea start with a 3-4-2-1 and Tottenham with a 4-2-3-1 at Stamford Bridge, where kick-off in Matchweek 8 is at 5.30pm on Saturday 24 October.
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Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have named their starting XIs for the Premier League Matchweek 8 match at Stamford Bridge, London. Kick-off is at 5.30pm on Saturday 24 October 2026, and the game is live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Chris Kavanagh is the referee.
Chelsea are fourth in the table with 13 points from seven matches, having won four, drawn one and lost two. Tottenham are 16th with 6 points from seven, having won one, drawn three and lost three.
Injuries and suspensions
Chelsea have five players absent. Jamie Gittens has an ankle injury, Emiliano Martínez has a broken jaw and Reece James is recovering from knee surgery. Emmanuel Emegha is out with a fitness issue, and Pep Chavarría has an injury that has not been specified.
Tottenham have three players absent. Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons are both out with cruciate ligament tears, and Mykhaylo Mudryk has an ankle injury.
Chelsea starting XI
Chelsea line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Mike Penders is in goal, with Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix and Levi Colwill also in the XI. Pedro Neto, Jordan Henderson, M. Caicedo and Jorrel Hato complete the names in the formation order given.
Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Geovany Quenda make up the front three. In the last five league matches Chelsea have won two, drawn one and lost two. Across the season they have scored 17 goals and conceded 13.
Tottenham starting XI
Tottenham line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Antonín Kinský starts in goal, with Archie Gray, Jan Paul van Hecke, Micky van de Ven and Andrew Robertson in the XI. Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes are named next in the formation order.
Mohammed Kudus, James Maddison, Mathys Tel and Omar Marmoush complete the team. In their last five league matches Tottenham have won one, drawn three and lost one. They have scored six goals and conceded 10 this season.
Substitutes
Chelsea’s substitutes are Marco Palestra, Wesley Fofana, Valentín Barco, Danny Welbeck, Malo Gusto, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Estêvão and Roméo Lavia.
Tottenham’s substitutes are Marcos Senesi, Conor Gallagher, Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Ben Davies, Martin Dúbravka, Callum Olusesi and Luca Williams-Barnett.
How to watch
The match is shown on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, and can be streamed through Sky Go and NOW. Kick-off is at 5.30pm, so the 3pm blackout does not apply.
Outside the UK, Telemundo, Peacock and fuboTV carry the game in the USA. Stan Sport shows it in Australia, and beIN Sports English is among the channels in the Middle East and North Africa.



