Tottenham v Chelsea – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

The Blues have lost three of their last five league matches. Spurs have beaten Chelsea just once in the last 18 meetings.

Match: Tottenham v Chelsea
When: Saturday, 01 Nov 2025

Tottenham Form

Spurs have won five of their nine league matches and sit third in the league table. They were unbeaten in seven matches, which included a 3-0 win at West Ham, a late 2-2 draw at Bodo/Glimt and a 2-1 win at Leeds as they were outshot 16-9.

A 2-1 home loss to Aston Villa came despite allowing just two shots on target. A 0-0 draw at Monaco saw Spurs outshot 23-11. Tottenham won 3-0 at Everton from just four shots on target created. In midweek, they lost 2-0 away to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup with a makeshift defence.

Tottenham Team News

Spurs have ten injury concerns ahead of this match. Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Destiny Udogie are absent at the back and Cristian Romero needs a late fitness test.

James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski are all set to miss out in attack. Yves Bissouma is injured and Archie Gray is not set to play any part in this one.

Tottenham Motivation

Spurs rarely win this fixture, but they’re in good league form. Confidence will be high that they can beat an inconsistent Chelsea side.

Thomas Frank is a pragmatic coach and won’t open up. He will look to nullify Chelsea and use his team’s pace on transition.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have lost three of their last five league matches and nine overall. They’ve been winning cup games red cards have hurt them in many recent fixtures. A loss 3-1 at home to Brighton after another red card made it three successive defeats. They beat Benfica 1-0 and added three more wins.

A 2-1 victory over Liverpool at home was followed by a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest despite giving up plenty of chances. They played ten men for 75 minutes in a 5-1 home win vs Ajax. After a poor 2-1 loss at home to Sunderland, they beat Wolves 4-3 away in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Chelsea Team News

The Blues remain without injured defenders Levi Colwill and Benoit Badiashile. Cole Palmer is missing in attack and Rory Delap is suspended up front.

Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez will all return to the XI for this match. Coach Enzo Maresca must decide between Alejandro Garnacho, Estevao and Jamie Gittens on the wing.

Chelsea Motivation

Chelsea are always hugely motivated for this match. Nothing less than a win will do to get their league season back on track.

The Blues will try to dominate the match. However, they could drop back to protect any lead as the result is of utmost importance in this one.

Key Stats

• Spurs have 1 win in their last 4 matches
• Tottenham have beaten Chelsea just once in 18 meetings (lost the last 4)
• Chelsea have won 21 of their last 28 matches
• The Blues have lost 3 of their last 5 league matches
• Chelsea’s Joao Pedro scored 2 goals in his last match against Tottenham

Verdict

Chelsea have won the last four meetings between these clubs. They are not at their best, but they have enough to pick up a key win on the road.

Best Bet: Chelsea win at 2.50

Value Bet: Chelsea win and Joao Pedro to score at 4.75