Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the live action from Stamford Bridge
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of a huge London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel’s side have already beaten Spurs three times so far this season, scoring seven goals and keeping three clean sheets in the process. But Chelsea have struggled of late as their title ambitions have slipped away. They now sit 13 points off Manchester City as securing a top four place becomes a more realistic target.
Meanwhile, Spurs are unbeaten in nine Premier League games under Antonio Conte and are now in a superb position to qualify for next season’s Champions League. A win this afternoon would take them into the top four - and victory at Stamford Bridge would also see Tottenham move just five points behind Chelsea with four games in hand.
But history sides with Chelsea. Spurs have only beaten their London rivals once at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League - a win which came in April 2018 as a Dele Alli brace saw them clinch a 3-1 victory. In all competitions, Tottenham have not scored against Chelsea in any of their last five meetings, ensuring they will be extremely motivated this afternoon as a win significantly closes the gap between the two sides. Follow all the team news and match action as Chelsea host Tottenham below, after the conclusion of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool:
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
32 mins: Chance! Lukaku has to do better here. Hakim Ziyech brings the ball down the right side of the box and slot it up to Mason Mount. He pulls it back into the box and perfectly picks out Lukaku. The striker tries to smash it into the back of the net but misses the ball completely!
It bounces through to Hudson-Odoi who takes too long to decide whether to shoot and his route to goal is blocked but the covering Tottenham defenders.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
29 mins: Harry Kane drops deep to receive the ball and then turns in the Chelsea half. He threads it through the middle of the centre-backs but Steven Bergwijn can’t get on the end of the pass and it rolls safely to Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Antonio Rudiger tries to pick out Romeluk Lukaku with a long ball but the Chelsea striker is beaten in the air by Davinson Sanchez who knocs the ball across to Eric Dier.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
26 mins: Steven Bergwijn sets off on another potentially enterprising run but Thiago Silva stops him. He makes no attempt to play the ball and cuts in front of the forward to bring him down. It’s a cynical tackle and Thiago is shown a yellow card.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
23 mins: Ziyech sends an outswinging corner into the box for Chelsea and Rudiger wins the header. He knocks it back into the middle of the area but Spurs get it clear.
Mount and Tanganga chase the ball towards the touchline and Mount leans into the Spurs defender. He goes flying down the slope and heavily clatters into the advertising boards. That one’s going to hurt.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
20 mins: There’s a VAR check for a possible red card. Malang Sarr carries the ball into the Tottenham half and is closed down by Matt Doherty. He leans across the defender then lands on his ankle.
It looks worse in slow motion but it’s a mistimed tackle from Doherty. VAR agrees and decides there isn’t enough in it to send off the Tottenham man.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
18 mins: Mason Mount wins a corner for Chelsea. There’s a little tussle between Rudiger and Dier in the box as the ball comes in but Tottenham deal with the set piece.
It’s headed out to Steven Bergwijn who flies up the pitch with the ball. As he enters Chelsea’s half Mateo Kovacic comes across andwins the ball with a well-timed sliding tackle.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
15 mins: Chance! Harry Kane runs into trouble on the right wing but manages to squeeze the ball out to Harry Winks. Winks drives inside and the Chelsea defenders drop off him. He rolls the ball onto his left foot and shoots from around 20-yards out. It’s a decent connection but Kepa Arrizabalaga dives low and smothers the effort.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham
12 mins: Harry Winks wins the ball in the middle of the pitch and gives the ball to Eric Dier. He drives forward and goes on a run that brings him to the edge of the Chelsea box. He tries to weave around Thiago Silva but shows too much of the ball to the centre-back who nicks it off him.
Chelsea then work the ball up to Ziyech who cuts inside from the right and curls a left-footed shot at goal that Hugo Lloris punches away.
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