Well it isn't quite as chaotic as the last league meeting between these two but it has been a lively opening few minutes with Tottenham now looking to build an attack after that let off.

Oooh, a lucky escape for Tottenham!

Nicolas Jackson is sent through on goal, he clips the ball beyond Guglielmo Vicario but the Spurs goalkeeper does get something on it and that gives Micky van de Ven time to get back and hook off the line. Cole Palmer is onto the loose ball but fires over with the goal at his mercy.

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A mix up at the back and Tottenham concede a needless throw near their own box.

Yves Bissouma is able to make amends by winning the ball back quickly and clearing.

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea supporters have displayed a banner for Conor Gallagher. The academy product has been the stand-in captain this season and only has one year left on his contract this summer. Tottenham are reportedly interested in signing him.

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We're up and running at Stamford Bridge.

Title thoughts for Tottenham are for another season, now the focus is on finishing in the top four.

The two teams are out on the pitch and ready to go.

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Tottenham winger Dejan Kulusevski says the team need to become more disciplined and have a stronger mentality if they are to challenge for a Premier League title.

Following Sunday's North London Derby defeat to Arsenal, Kulusevski said: "We have to take responsibility.

"We have to win games. We have to improve. If we are not doing that then people are of course going to be disappointed."

Spurs showed their vulnerability from set pieces against the Gunners, in particular from corners, which resulted in two goals.

"We have to grow because you cannot concede easy goals like that," added Kulusevski. "The football is quite good, but we have to improve.

"They [Arsenal] are much more disciplined and a little bit more mature. That is where we are lacking at the moment.

"Being strong in difficult moments like a set-piece. They score on corners, we concede.

"It is quite easy."

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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou suggests that "you'll get found out if you shy away from the contest," before tonight's game against London rivals Chelsea.

Spurs enter the clash struggling for form, having lost their last two Premier League games, against Newcastle and Arsenal.

"That's when you figure out where you're at, by testing yourselves in different environments against good opposition," Postecoglou explained. "You'll get found out if you shy away from the contest."

Tottenham are currently sat in fifth, looking to reduce the gap to Aston Villa in fourth, which currently stands at seven points.

We have a separate live page for Aston Villa's game against Olympiakos. You can follow that Europa Conference League semi-final here.

Cole Palmer has scored in each of his past seven Premier League home games, scoring 13 goals in this run - the longest scoring streak by a Chelsea player at Stamford Bridge in the competition's history.

Palmer has scored a hat-trick in his past two home games - the only player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games is Erling Haaland last season.

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The rivalry between Chelsea and Tottenham has a reputation for being feisty, but Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou won't allow himself to get caught up in the drama of Spurs' next London derby.

"I just don't feel like you should be more passionate about one fixture than another," he explained in his pre-match press conference. "I don't understand it, I don't believe in it. I know the significance of it to the club and the supporters, but I tell the players to play every game to play as if it's their last game of football.

"If I felt that they would show more passion for one particular fixture, I would question what I was doing on a daily basis because then I know you can't be successful.

"My view is that, every game we play, lets go at it like it's the last game we have."

Postecoglou will be keen to beat Chelsea and utilise one of their games in hand, as they aim to catch Aston Villa in the race for the top four.

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• Chelsea have lost just one of their past 33 home league games against Tottenham - losing 3-1 in April 2018 when Spurs were managed by Mauricio Pochettino.
• Only against Manchester United (39) have Tottenham lost more Premier League games than they have against Chelsea (34).
• Chelsea have done the Premier League double over Tottenham nine times, only doing so more against Manchester City (10). Spurs have only lost twice in the same season more often against Manchester United (10) than they have against the Blues.
• Tottenham have lost two of their past three Premier League away games (D1), as many as they had in their previous 14 (W7 D5). They have failed to score in both defeats, having only failed to score in two of their previous 34 away league matches.
• Chelsea have conceded 59 Premier League goals this season, their most in a single campaign in the competition. They last conceded 60 or more in 1991-92 (60), and most recently did so in a 38-game campaign in 1990-91 (69).

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There's no Thiago Silva tonight and it is going to be an emotional final few weeks for the defender, who has announced he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season.

The 39-year-old has won the Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup and the Uefa Super Cup since signing for the Blues in August 2020.

"Chelsea means a lot to me," he told the club website, external. "I came here with the intention of only staying for a year and it ended up being four years.

"I think in everything I did here over the four years, I always gave my all. But, unfortunately, everything has a start, a middle and an end. That doesn’t mean that this is a definitive end. I hope to leave the door open so that in the near future I can return, albeit in another role here.

"But it is an indescribable love. I can only say thank you."

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, speaking to Sky Sports.

On injuries leading to playing younger players: "That is the reality we are living - we need to be positive.

"The young kids are in the club as they wanted to have the opportunity to go into the first team.

"It is a good challenge for us and for them to be there."

On the game: "The game will be completely different [compared to Chelsea's victory over Spurs earlier in the season].

"We need to start the game really well and we need to put energy into the game.

"Today the challenge is to start better.

"The game is about dominating and being strong."

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Stamford Bridge

Mauricio Pochettino said that injuries would mean that there would be opportunities for some of the Chelsea youth players to be on the bench. He's stuck to his word and the oldest outfield player Chelsea have on their bench is 21-year-old Cesare Casadei.

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou, speaking to Sky Sports.

On changes made: "It's as much about freshening the team as it is technical. We need a high energy game tonight and bringing in fresh lads will help match the energy of the Chelsea team."

On James Maddison starting on the bench: "I think like a lot of lads he's had a disruptive season, irrespective of that it is about freshening up the team.

"Madders doesn't start, but it doesn't mean he cannot have an impact in the game."

On Richarlison starting: "He has had some good bits and had some disruptions, he has some energy and enthusiasm so he is keen to have a kick."

On getting three points: "Every game is a big game this time of the year. We were disappointed with the outcome at the weekend [against Arsenal] and we need to bounce-back tonight - I am looking forward to it."

Nick Godwin
BBC Radio London sport reporter

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It is a rare and perhaps rather unfortunate turn of events that Tottenham must face their two most dreaded opponents in the space of a few days.

Sunday's derby with Arsenal was as usual; compelling, startling and mystifying. Only Spurs could play quite well in the first half, to then find themselves 3-0 down but not quite hit those heights again after the break and nearly scramble a draw.

There is every reason to think tonight's game with Chelsea could be equally difficult to predict.

The mind-boggling 4-1 defeat by the Blues in the autumn summed up Spurs' new approach to these sorts of games, whether you like it or not. Six months have passed since that match and, while it might be reasonable to expect that both teams will have refined their approach in that period, recent events suggest that is not the case.

Spurs remain vulnerable defensively but still want to press forward at every opportunity, usually with defender Cristian Romero leading the charge. Chelsea remain a loose collection of individuals with no shortage of talent but very little collective spirit and with Mauricio Pochettino straining to impose the sort of order he managed at Tottenham.

It could not be more chaotic than last time, surely? I would keep an open mind if I were you.