Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Preview, team news, how to watch

BALL! | Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea take to the pitch at Stamford Bridge one last time this season — a season that’s been nothing short of a disappointing failure even if by some miracle we end up with Champions League football still. Here’s that most unlikely, but mathematically still possible scenario: Aston Villa must win the Europa League final on Wednesday (thus qualifying for next year’s Champions League) Then, Aston Villa, currently fourth, must lose their last game, away to Manchester City Liverpool, currently fifth, must win their last game, at home against Brentford: Liverpool would thus finish fourth on goal difference ahead of Villa, and the bonus spot for the Premier League would go to the sixth place, as Villa would’ve qualified via the Europa League instead — this loophole only works if Villa finish fifth AFC Bournemouth, currently sixth, must lose both of their remaining games, tonight against Manchester City then Sunday against Nottingham Forest, away Brighton, currently seventh, must lose their final game, at home to Manchester United Brentford, currently eighth, are already covered by their defeat in the third item in this list Sunderland, currently ninth, play Chelsea at home on the final day, and obviously we have to win that game But first, we have to win this game And that’s how tenth-place Chelsea could yet finish sixth, and get in through the most backdooriest backdoor of all backdoors to next year’s Champions League.

None of those outcomes are unlikely on their own, but this is like an 8-leg parlay. You multiply the probabilities of independent events to arrive at the total probability of all the events happening, and that final number is likely to be in the single digits. So, you know, don’t bet your house on it.

Also, first we actually have to a win Premier League game, which we haven’t done in over two months. Date / Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 20. 15 BST; 3:15pm EDT; 12:45am IST (next day) Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6 Referee: Stuart Attwell (on pitch), John Brooks (VAR) Forecast: Thunderstorms throughout the day, but they might clear up by gametime On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBCSN (USA); none (India); SuperSport MaXimo 1 (NGA); elsewhere Streaming: Sky Go (UK); Peacock (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA) Chelsea team news: Robert Sánchez (and his Petr Čech-esque rugby cap), Pedro Neto, and Alejandro Garnacho all returned from injuries to feature in the FA Cup final over the weekend, which means that only longer-term absentees like Estêvão and Jamie Gittens, and young winger Jesse Derry who suffered that scary head injury the other day, are missing in action.

Roméo Lavia saw how short our injury was lost getting however, so he’s picked up some random knock once again and is doubtful. Made from that glass, that kid, except it’s just a hologram of glass. Levi Colwill could also be rested since he’s only just back from a season-long recovery from ACL surgery.