And Spurs are likely to provide a tougher challenge in every regard than WSW.<\/p>\n
Date \/ Time: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 7:45pm local time; 10:45 BST; 5:45am EDT
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Forecast: Another mild winter\u2019s day in Sydney, possibly with a shower or two<\/p>\n
On TV: none; elsewhere<\/a> SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 31: Cole Palmer of Chelsea attends a press conference at Sky Park on July 31, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) Chelsea FC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Chelsea team news: Since Tuesday\u2019s friendly, Filip J\u00f6rgensen has left camp to complete a move to RC Strasbourg and Mois\u00e9s Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson have shown up, though are not likely to feature in match action just yet. With nearly 30 players on the tour now, and a couple more joining shortly (Geovany Quenda and the newly reinstated<\/a> Mykhailo Mudryk), this game might be the last opportunity for some of the youngsters in the squad. Of the kids, Landon Emenalo and Dastan Satpaev have arguably impressed the most thus far, so hopefully that won\u2019t apply to them just yet.<\/p>\n Also since Tuesday, Chelsea completed the signing of Maxence Lacroix (currently on post-World Cup holidays still) and are close to finalizing the signings of kindergarten cops Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson. They will surely join the tour at some point soon as well (alongside Morgan Rogers, Malo Gusto and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, barring any new bits of transfer drama).<\/p>\n Alonso opted for a very youthful starting lineup against Western Sydney, before introducing the big-hitters late in the second half (including Jo\u00e3o Pedro, who scored three times in the span of about ten minutes). I\u2019d guess the manager will go slightly stronger look to start this one.<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s head coach Roberto De Zerbi (R) and player Conor Gallagher attend a press conference after a training session at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on July 31, 2026, ahead of a pre-season friendly against Chelsea. (Photo by SAEED KHAN \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Spurs team news: Having barely survived the drop last season, it\u2019s been a monumental summer of rebuilding for Spurs under Roberto De Zerbi, which has seen them spend nearly a quarter billion pounds on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, and Jan Paul van Hecke, while also adding Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson, and Martin D\u00fabravka on free transfers. No one of note has left (yet), unless you count Yves Bissouma (released) and Luka Vu\u0161kovi\u0107, who was on loan last season before going to Brighton for a cool \u00a350m. Remember the name before BlueCo inevitably come calling for him in a couple years for three times as much.<\/p>\n Speaking of Chelsea players, Conor Gallagher is hoping that the new season will be like a fresh start for all involved. I wish them zero success in that regard. Sorry, Con.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a lot more enjoyable to not be in the position we were at the end of last season. it is a fresh start with fresh players. Everyone is so happy [\u2026] it doesn\u2019t feel like a new club but it feels like a fresh kind of start. Everyone is excited to make things better.\u201d<\/p>\n -Conor Gallagher; source: Tottenham Hotspur FC<\/a><\/p>\n This will be Spurs\u2019 fourth official preseason match already, having played (and beaten) MK Dons, Auckland FC, and, earlier this week, Sydney FC. They needed penalties to earn that last victory, but any concerns about that paled in comparison to the concerns they had about new signing Fernandes, who missed the game entirely with a knee concern picking up in training. Initial fears of an ACL tear would subside, though the 22-year-old also won\u2019t feature against us, with what\u2019s being called \u201cfatigue\u201d<\/a> in his calf. Van de Ven will also miss out, for similar reasons (in fact, he\u2019s not played at all in preseason yet following his involvement at the World Cup), while James Maddison has been shut down<\/a> for the rest of preseason as he tries to complete his recovery from the ACL tear that caused him to miss practically all of last season.<\/p>\n View from the enemy: Cartilage Free Captain<\/a><\/p>\n Previously: Chelsea did the double over Spurs last season, and the season before that, and the season before that as well. That\u2019s six wins in a row, if you\u2019re counting, and we\u2019re definitely are. That last time we played Spurs in a \u201cfriendly\u201d however was five years ago, under Thomas Tuchel, when we battled to a 2-2 draw<\/a> at a nearly full, post-pandemic Stamford Bridge. 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Streaming: Paramount+ (USA), FanCode (India); StarTimes (NGA); CFC+ (UK\/int\u2019l) \u2014 CFC+<\/a> is Chelsea\u2019s new-ish premium(?) streaming service so if your region does not have a rights-holder, you can watch there for \u00a39.99 (or buy all six preseason games for just a little more at \u00a314.99; or subscribe for the whole year for a little bit more at \u00a319.99)<\/p>\n![\"SYDNEY,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gettyimages-2287707207.jpg\"\/)
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