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title: "Extensive absences for Chelsea and Tottenham ahead of Matchweek 8 clash in the Premier League"
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description: "Chelsea host Tottenham in Matchweek 8 of the Premier League on 24 October at 19:30 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, amid numerous absences in both squads."
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# Extensive absences for Chelsea and Tottenham ahead of Matchweek 8 clash in the Premier League

Chelsea host Tottenham in Matchweek 8 of the Premier League on 24 October at 19:30 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, amid numerous absences in both squads.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 23 October 2026، 07:32 Saudi time

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Extensive absences for Chelsea and Tottenham ahead of Matchweek 8 clash in the Premier League

[Chelsea](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/chelsea-212) will meet their guests [Tottenham](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/tottenham-206) in a clash bringing the two sides together in Matchweek 8 of the [Premier League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/premier-league-15) for the 2026/27 season, on 24 October at 19:30 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

beIN SPORTS will broadcast the match.

Chelsea go into the match missing a number of players, with [Reece Lewis James](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/reece-lewis-james-6077), [Emanuel Esseh Emegha](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/emanuel-esseh-emegha-6089), [Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jamie-jermaine-bynoe-gittens-6091) and [Pep Chavarría](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/josep-mar%C3%ADa-chavarr%C3%ADa-p%C3%A9rez-6072) absent through injury, while [Malo Gusto](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/malo-gusto-6075) is out through illness, in addition to the absence of [Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/dami%C3%A1n-emiliano-mart%C3%ADnez-romero-6066) for other reasons.

Tottenham, meanwhile, are suffering from more numerous absences, with [Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/rodrigo-bentancur-colm%C3%A1n-5880) out through suspension, while the squad is missing [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mykhailo-mudryk-5890), [W. Odobert](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/w-odobert-13972), [Xavier Quentin Shay Simons](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/xavier-quentin-shay-simons-5888), [Pedro Porro](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/pedro-antonio-porro-sauceda-5874), [Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/lucas-erik-holger-bergvall-5881), [Iyenoma Destiny Udogie](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/iyenoma-destiny-udogie-5877), [Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/abdul-nasir-oluwatosin-oluwadoyinsolami-adarabioyo-5870) and [Andrew Henry Robertson](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andrew-henry-robertson-5875) through injury.

The absences for both sides are set to continue until the match date on 24 October.

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