Tottenham must wait until the final day of the season to see whether they can clinch safety in the Premier League after they were beaten once again at Stamford Bridge. Spurs headed to their London neighbours knowing that a win would have secured their place in the top flight and that a draw would have put it beyond any reasonable doubt, but goals from Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos either side of half-time were enough to rain out their parade.
Richarlison pulled one back for the visitors late on before James Maddison saw a gilt-edge chance denied by a heroic last-ditch tackle from Jorrel Hato, and Spurs headed back north empty-handed on the night their greatest rivals Arsenal clinched the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years, compounding this most forgettable of seasons.
Next week’s meeting with Everton will prove an all-or-nothing survival shootout with West Ham, who will face Leeds simultaneously. Catch up with the action as it happened below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith and Sam Tabuteau at Stamford Bridge.
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FULL-TIME! Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
Chelsea take the spoils, and Tottenham’s relegation fight goes down to the final day.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90+5mins: Danso heaves a long throw into the box, which Chalobah clears but only as far as Bentancur. His ball back into the area is headed wide.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90+4mins: Maddison bends his free-kick over the bar and into the away end.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90+3mins: Maddison standing over the free-kick...
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90+3mins: Caicedo fouls Gallagher just on the border of the 18-yard box and Tottenham have a superb opportunity to level this tie.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90+2mins: Essugo is booked for pulling down Van de Ven.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90+1mins: Chelsea break through Fernandez, who is content to play Mheuka into the corner to run down some of the added time.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
90mins: There will be SEVEN added minutes here!
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
89mins: Chelsea changes, three. Garnacho, Essugo, and Mheuka replace Palmer, Delap, and Neto.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
87mins: Delap could be through on goal, but catches Spence with a high arm and gets himself booked.
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