London Derby Under the Lights: Chelsea Host a Tottenham Side Desperate to Build on a First Win

Chelsea go into Saturday's 5:30 p.m. BST kick-off at Stamford Bridge in fourth place with 13 points from seven matches, five points behind second-placed Arsenal, after back-to-back league wins over Bournemouth and Everton. Xabi Alonso's side have scored 17 goals in those seven games, and Cole Palmer carries a strong record into this fixture, having been directly involved in five goals across his last five league appearances against Spurs. The team news, though, is dominated by the goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez is out after surgery on a broken jaw suffered in the win at Everton, so Mike Penders is set to become Chelsea's youngest-ever goalkeeper to start a Premier League match. Reece James, Jamie Gittens and others remain sidelined, while Malo Gusto is a doubt through illness. Tottenham arrive 16th on six points after finally claiming a first league win of the season, 3-1 over Coventry City last Monday, to climb out of the relegation zone under Roberto De Zerbi. Rodrigo Bentancur serves the second game of a three-match suspension, and Spurs remain without several players including Mykhaylo Mudryk, while Dejan Kulusevski is available again after more than 500 days out and Conor Gallagher pushes for a recall against his former club. For Chelsea, a third straight win would consolidate a top-four start; for Tottenham, anything at the Bridge would be proof that Monday was a turning point rather than a one-off.