Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 vs 1 (1) Chelsea
34 Joao Pedro
Assist Moises Caicedo
Yellows: Kevin Danso, Trevoh Chalobah,
Rodrigo Bentancur, Enzo Fernandez.
Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons.
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Played Saturday 1st of November 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, attendance 61,202.
Having lost 8 out of the 10 previous encounters against Chelsea this was always going to be an uphill struggle for Spurs. However, the North Londoners’ performance was positively woeful. Not long after kickoff Bergvall was substituted after a head collision, and then there was little to no central through ball for the hosts. Then in the 34th minute Joao Pedro capitalised on a rare Micky Van der Ven defensive error. There were heavy challenges, goal mouth wrestling, and home crowd booing, with Chelsea having all the attacking ball. Afterwards Thomas Frank noted: “I’ve never been in charge of a team that created that little in one game, never”.
Crystal Palace (1) 2 vs 0 (0) Brentford
30 Jean-Phillipe Mateta
Assist Jefferson Lerma
51 Nathan Collins (O.G.)
Yellows: Nathan Collins, Jordan Henderson & Kevin Schade.
Played Saturday 1st of November 2025 at Selhurst Park, attendance 25,083.
In an open game the hosts strove hard to reverse their fortunes against their guests, who had won the previous 2 encounters. Palace’s in-form striker Jean-Phillipe Mateta scored a perfect looping header, care of a free kick set piece. And it was another static ball play that did for Brentford, when Jefferson Lerma launched a gigantic throw-in that took a glancing deflection from the visitor’s Captain into the net. Brentford have excelled with their long-throw tactics this season, but on this occasion it was their turn to be schooled.
Meanwhile, London teams have continued to excel in the Champion’s League. Micky Van Der Ven found sweet redemption for his Chelsea error, with an outrageous end to end solo goal in Tottenham’s 10 man dismantling of Copenhagen FC. Arsenal also shone brightly with victory over Slavia Prague, leaving the Gunners with a perfect 12 out of 12 possible points so far. Chelsea might rue a 2 all draw against Qarabag FK, but it was still a valuable point and an embarrassment saver. Premiership teams are leading this tournament, and we may well look back on this time as a period of golden English football European dominance. Let’s enjoy it whilst we can.
Following on from the International Break, our next PLD will be on Sunday 23rd of November when Arsenal host Spurs for the ultimate grudge match.
Until next time, enjoy your football, Matt at premierlondonderbies.com