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EPL Premier League Action Advertisement live Updated 8m ago Tottenham Hotspur host Chelsea in the Premier League today as they look to maintain their strong start to the season. Spurs come into the weekend in the Champions League having won 3-0 away to Everton last weekend. Chelsea, meanwhile, were beaten 2-1 at home by newly promoted Sunderland and could finish the day in the bottom half. Thomas Frank and his coaching staff deserve a lot of credit for tightening up the defence, but the supporters are becoming frustrated with the side’s struggles to create chances from open play. Mohammed Kudus has made an immediate impact, but it is taking Xavi Simons longer to settle. The biggest issue is the pairing of Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur in central midfield. Fans want to see Frank be more adventurous by dropping one of them and regularly starting Lucas Bergvall or Pape Matar Sarr instead. Advertisement The half-time whistle has gone in all five of today's 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League and we have had a goal in each of them. Arsenal look to maintaining their lead at the top of the table as they are two goals ahead against Burnley, while the good times keep rolling for Ruben Amorim and Manchester United as they lead away to Nottingham Forest. Elsewhere, Brighton and Crystal Palace are a goal to the good at home, as are Fulham against 10-man Wolves. That is the big question, with Enzo Maresca’s side putting in a good display in big matches like the win against Liverpool earlier in October but struggling against newly promoted Sunderland last time out. The best and worst of Chelsea has been on show of late. They consistently struggle against teams using the low block and looking for the counter. But they are also motivated by their ‘underdog’ status and are capable of outfighting their opponent. They could need plenty of fight in today's clash of two London rivals. It is difficult, when you look at the Premier League table, to argue with Thomas Frank’s record at Tottenham Hotspur so far. Nine games into the new season, they sat in third place. Even if you think it is too early to glean clear lessons from the table, the evidence of those nine games is promising. But there have arguably been as many bad performances as good ones. Their home league games have been miserable since the Burnley win on opening day. Football is not just about numbers and outcomes. Fans want to enjoy the process too. One of the biggest questions at the start of Chelsea’s season was how they would cope without Levi Colwill. Nine games into the Premier League campaign, that is still the case. After nine games of this campaign, Chelsea are one of two clubs to have used five different starting centre-back combinations in the Premier League (also Burnley). Chelsea have used seven in all competitions. Enzo Maresca is trying to create a Chelsea team that balances experience with youth, confidence and flair with reliability — ideally, the centre of defence would be one of the first bricks laid. Right now, while he does have promising options to call on, his go-to partnership remains unclear. We are 24 per cent of the way through the 2025-26 Premier League season and one team look to be a cut above the rest so far. Spurs fans in particular will be hoping that current leaders and biggest rivals Arsenal can still be reigned in. Could it be Thomas Frank’s side? Or how about second-placed Bournemouth or anyone in the top half of the table, including Chelsea? We got our writers to make a case for each team up to ninth place (after match week nine results) who could stop Mikel Arteta’s men from lifting the title. Read more below. GO FURTHER Can anyone catch Arsenal? Advertisement There have been plenty of meetings between these two famous old London clubs in the past — 179 of them in fact. Chelsea have the better record with 81 wins to Spurs’ 56, while they have shared 42 draws. Enzo Fernandez earned a 1-0 win for Chelsea last time they met. No early kick-off for us to enjoy in the Premier League today, but it's a busy afternoon. Five matches started a few minutes ago and there are another two later on. No goals just yet, but we'll keep you updated with the scores over the next couple of hours. All times GMT Tottenham became the first Premier League side to come away from Everton’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium with three points with victory last time out in the league. Micky van de Ven scored twice to put them in a commanding position in the match and Pape Matar Sarr secured the win late on as Spurs went third in the table. A decent start to life in north London for Thomas Frank. Few promoted teams in recent seasons have done as well as Sunderland have since their return to the Premier League in August. And Regis Le Bris’ side continued their strong form with a win away to Chelsea last time out. Enzo Maresca's men got off to the perfect start as Alejandro Garnacho scored his first goal for the club to give them a fourth-minute lead. But the visitors got back on level terms midway through the first half and delivered the hammer blow deep into second-half stoppage time. Having dropped to ninth in the Premier League table, Chelsea will be looking to bounce back today. We want to hear from you, be it a comment, question, observation or something else. Can Spurs finish in the top four this season? Is Enzo Maresca on borrowed time if Chelsea’s league form does not improve? And who do you think is going to win today? Let us know at our email: live@theathletic. com and we may feature what we receive in our coverage. Advertisement The Athletic is the best place to be for sports fans. In men's and women's soccer, the domestic leagues are in full swing, with the Africa Cup of Nations coming up at the end of the year. Across the pond, the NFL season is up and running with the NBA under way, plus plenty of college football and Formula 1 as well. So why would you want to be anywhere else? Take the plunge and sign up on an exclusive offer here. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Lauded as one of the best stadia in Europe since its completion in 2019, the stadium has a capacity of 62, 850. Also a home for NFL games in the UK, Spurs’ stadium has also been used as a concert venue as well as hosting all of their home matches. If you want to watch the match live on TV, alongside our coverage of course, you can do so via the below options. The action gets under way at 5. 30pm GMT, local time in the UK. That's 1. 30pm ET and 10. 30am PT on the east and west coast of the United States, respectively. Hello and welcome to our coverage of a London derby today as Tottenham Hotspur take on Chelsea. Spurs are looking to maintain their decent early-season form which saw them end matchweek nine third in the table, while there is work to do for Chelsea, who were ninth at the same point. And given the rivalry feel to today’s match, there is always a bit extra on the line when it comes to bragging rights today, too. So stick with us for all the team news, analysis and insight from our writers here at The Athletic before we bring you the action later on.