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Chelsea and Tottenham fans face travel chaos getting to Stamford Bridge for London derby

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Chelsea will host Tottenham in a London derby at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, but fans from both clubs are facing travel disruptions due to scheduled engineering works on several Tube lines. The District Line is closed west of Embankment and Fulham Broadway Station, critical for Chelsea supporters, is shut all day. Additionally, the Circle Line between Edgware Road and Aldgate will be affected, causing severe inconvenience for fans trying to reach the stadium. As a result, fans have been advised to use alternative stations like Earl’s Court or Hammersmith and take walking routes provided by the club. This disruption marks the third time this season that travel chaos has impacted Chelsea matches, with previous delays caused by similar issues earlier in September and last month due to passenger incidents on the District line.

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“Both articles describe the identical travel disruption affecting Chelsea and Tottenham fans for the same upcoming Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, mentioning the exact same engineering works on the London Underground.”

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

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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

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

Chelsea and Tottenham fans face travel chaos getting to Stamford Bridge for London derby

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