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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Supporters face travel chaos getting to Stamford Bridge for London derby

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 22). Chelsea vs Tottenham: Supporters face travel chaos getting to Stamford Bridge for London derby. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-tottenham-fans-travel-chaos-premier-league-b1301996.html

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Chelsea will host their Premier League match against Tottenham at 5.30pm BST on Saturday evening, but both sets of fans face travel chaos due to planned engineering works on the London Underground. The District Line is closed west of Embankment Station and throughout the Edgware Road branch, including the Wimbledon line, closing Fulham Broadway station all day. Additionally, the Circle Line will be shut between Edgware Road and Aldgate via Victoria, and the Mildmay Line will have no service from 7.30pm between Shepherd's Bush and Willesden Junction with reduced services elsewhere. Fans are advised to use walking routes or alternative stations like South Kensington, Earl’s Court, and Hammersmith for different tube lines.

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Chelsea host their bitter rivals at 5.30pm BST on Saturday evening in the Premier League, but both sets of fans, planning to use the London Underground, have been advised to seek alternative routes to the stadium. asserted

sets → host → stadium

This is due to planned engineering works that may affect the journey for many supporters. uncertain

that → plan → supporters

As The District Line is closed west of Embankment Station and on the whole of the Edgware Road branch, including the line down to Wimbledon, it means Fulham Broadway Station will be closed all day and there will be no District Line trains running to any nearby stations on that branch of the tube network. asserted

Station → close → network

The Circle Line will also be affected and will be closed between Edgware Road and Aldgate (via Victoria). asserted

Line → affect → Victoria

Furthermore, The Mildmay Line is set to be affected from 7.30pm on Saturday, with no service between Shepherd's Bush and Willesden Junction. asserted

Line → set → Bush

Supporters of Chelsea and Spurs planning to be in attendance at the Bridge on Saturday have been provided with walking routes to and from South Kensington, Earl’s Court and Hammersmith stations from where alternative Underground lines can be used. However, fans have been urged to use Earl’s Court and Hammersmith stations where possible as entry to Earl’s Court station may take up to an hour after the match. uncertain

entry → plan → match

This will be the third time this season that travel disruption will impact fans getting to Stamford Bridge for a Chelsea fixture. asserted

disruption → impact → fixture

Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes for the Blues’ 6-3 Carabao Cup third-round win over Leeds last month after issues on the District line and other London Underground lines due to a passenger incident. asserted

off → delay → incident

The game was supposed to begin at 8pm BST but instead kicked-off at 8:15pm. asserted

game → suppose → 8:15pm

A few days later, fans of Chelsea and Hull had to find alternative routes to the stadium because of part closures on both the Circle and District lines across the weekend of September 12/13 due to planned works. asserted

fans → have → works

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