Chelsea v Tottenham Team Line Ups: Ange makes van de Ven and Romero decision

The Tottenham Hotspur side has been confirmed for this evening’s Premier League match against Chelsea.

Tottenham have not played since the 2-0 defeat to Fulham on March 16th and now face a tough test against their London rivals at Stamford Bridge.

There is no doubt that Tottenham’s season rests on their success in the Europa League given their lowly fourteenth place position in the Premier League table has made qualifying for Europe through the league an almost impossible task.

The pressure is firmly on Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou to salvage a horrific 2024/2025 campaign, beginning with a win against Chelsea ahead of the crunch first leg at home to Eintracht Frankfurt next Thursday.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
9	FulhamFulham	30	12	9	9	44	40	4	45
10	B’mouthBournemouth	30	12	8	10	49	38	11	44
11	BrentfordBrentford	30	12	5	13	51	47	4	41
12	Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace	29	10	10	9	37	34	3	40
13	Man UtdManchester United	30	10	7	13	37	41	-4	37
14	TottenhamTottenham	29	10	4	15	55	43	12	34
15	EvertonEverton	30	7	13	10	32	37	-5	34
16	West HamWest Ham	30	9	7	14	33	50	-17	34
17	WolvesWolves	30	8	5	17	41	58	-17	29
18	IpswichIpswich	30	4	8	18	30	63	-33	20

Who starts in the Tottenham team vs Chelsea

Dejan Kulusevski is ruled out until the Europa League second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on April 17th, while Kevin Danso’s hamstring injury also keeps him sidelined.

Richarlison is back in training and could be included to face Southampton on Sunday.

Chelsea have the likes of Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and former Tottenham academy graduate Noni Madueke back available.

This is who takes to the pitch in west London this evening:

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Tosin, James, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Madueke, Nkunku.

Tottenham: Vicario; Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Odobert, Solanke, Son

Subs: Kinsky, Porro, Davies, Gray, Bissouma, Sarr, Moore, Johnson, Tel.

For those wondering how to watch Chelsea vs Tottenham in the UK, the match is being televised live on Sky Sports.

Tottenham’s next five fixtures in all competitions

Tottenham face a crunch handful of fixtures which will not only decide the fate of their season, but also likely whether Ange Postecoglou could be sacked by Spurs come the summer.

Given lowly Southampton are next up on Sunday, it will be likely that Postecoglou could decide to keep the likes of Micky van de Ven and Heung-min Son fresh for Frankfurt.