{"id":578679,"date":"2026-08-01T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578679\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:29:08","slug":"tottenham-confirm-starting-xi-for-chelsea-clash-as-roberto-de-zerbi-manages-key-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578679\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham confirm starting XI for Chelsea clash as Roberto De Zerbi manages key injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Tottenham Hotspur starting line-up for the pre-season friendly match against Chelsea has been announced.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> are set to round off their pre-season tour of Australia and New Zealand today, having arrived in Oceania in mid\u2011July.<\/p>\n

Their final match of the three\u2011game tour sees Spurs take on London rivals Chelsea at the Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n

Tottenham remain unbeaten in Australia, having secured a 2\u20130 victory over Auckland FC<\/a> and a 4\u20132 penalty shootout win against Sydney FC following a 1\u20131 draw in regular time.<\/p>\n

Chelsea themselves have been involved in pre-season, beating Western Sydney 6-4 in their opening game in Australia.<\/p>\n

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Both London sides will now be hoping to claim the first victory in what is the first derby played outside England.<\/p>\n

Roberto De Zerbi<\/a>, however, still has injuries to contend with, having revealed that James Maddison was absent from training ahead<\/a> of this clash and is nursing a minor injury.<\/p>\n

Mateus Fernandes<\/a>, who missed the last game against Sydney, is still not fit enough to start here as De Zerbi continues to manage the minutes of his Spurs men.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese midfielder was also not spotted in training<\/a>. However, in positive news, a few senior stars have made the squad to face Chelsea, with Jan Paul van Hecke<\/a>, starting and Kevin Danso making the bench.<\/p>\n

Here is the starting XI for Tottenham in their clash against Chelsea at Accor Stadium:<\/p>\n

Tottenham: Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Davies, Robertson; Tonali, Bergvall, Solomon, Gallagher, Tel; Solanke.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Subs:\u00a0Danso, Richarlison, Takai, Dubravka, Donley, Scarlett, Moore, Tyrese Hall, Russell-Denny, Melia, Kyerematen, Yang, Ajayi, Hardy, Williams-Barnett, Byrne, Tingey, Tye Hall.<\/p>\n

Spurs shift focus after final Oceania fixture<\/p>\n

Once Tottenham complete their pre-season tour, their attention is set to turn to the next stage of preparations. <\/p>\n

The Lilywhites will head back to north London before they play three more friendly encounters ahead of the Premier League<\/a> campaign, which is now three weeks away.<\/p>\n

Games against Getafe and Hoffenheim await, with Spurs set to face the German side twice before their pre-season camp eventually ends.<\/p>\n

For fans wondering how to watch Tottenham versus Chelsea<\/a>, the match is live on SPURSPLAY.<\/p>\n

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