Chelsea vs Tottenham prediction, odds, betting tips and best bets for Premier League match Thursday

Tottenham are in a ferocious race for a Champions League place as they travel across London to meet Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Following their north London derby defeat, Spurs are in a desperate situation, sitting fifth in the Premier League table, which is no longer a Champions League qualifying position after England clubs were left humbled in European competition and lost their grip on an extra UCL spot.

They are seven points behind Aston Villa but hold two games in hand, so the pressure is on to keep pace with fourth-placed Villa and put the pressure on. Villa are still alive in the Europa Conference League semifinals, and have remaining domestic fixtures against Liverpool and an in-form Crystal Palace still to come, so there could be opportunities to capitalise on down the stretch.

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Chelsea, meanwhile, are floundering in ninth, six points behind sixth-place Manchester United and 12 back of Spurs in fifth, meaning their hunt for a European place in the table is almost sure to fall short. The Blues have been done-in by a poor run of form, failing to win either of their last two games while also being bounced from the FA Cup in the semifinals across the latter half of April.

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Spurs can consider themselves unlucky in the north London derby, as they were quite even with Arsenal on the run of play but were punished for poor finishing and a few glaring defensive errors. On the whole, they were right in the mix for a result.

Chelsea, meanwhile, were pummeled by Arsenal not long ago and have proven well behind the top clubs in the Premier League this season,