Enzo Maresca’s Blues came out on top in Saturday evening’s London derby showdown, a cagey Premier League match decided by a first-half goal from Joao Pedro. Having struggled for form lately after a bright start to his Chelsea career, the Brazilian forward proved to be the difference maker by finishing from close range after Moises Caicedo dispossessed Micky Van de Ven in the Tottenham penalty area.
Spurs welcomed back Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Wilson Odobert but were unable to muster more than a single shot on target, as their record against Chelsea worsened to one win in 14 league meetings while the Lilywhites’ overall form this season dipped to three defeats in their last five matches. Relive all the action from Spurs vs Chelsea in our live blog below, featuring expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Matt Verri and Sam Tabuteau at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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FULL TIME: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
It was far from convincing, but Chelsea get the win over the line.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
90+5mins: Estevao gets in behind, but Udogie does well to tackle him. The Brazilian appears to have contracted a nosebleed in contact, and has been ushered off the pitch by the referee.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
90+3mins: Moments later, Joao Pedro himself is one-on-one with Vicario, but the Italian makes another brilliant save!
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
90+3mins: So, so, so poor. Chelsea break and Joao Pedro squares to Gittens in acres of space. He effectively has an open goal, but puts his effort into Row Z.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
90mins: Six added minutes.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
89mins: Duly, Tosin replaces Fofana, who takes his sweet time walking back to the bench, removing his shinpads en route.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
88mins: Tosin is being readied to come on, now, presumably to replace Fofana?
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
87mins: Sanchez, who has been brilliant today, by the way, claims the corner with ease.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
87mins: Johnson gets to the byline and pulls a cross back, but Cucurella deals with it. Corner to Spurs.
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
85mins: Neto goes down with what appears to be a calf cramp and is replaced by Estevao. Can he provide the necessary impetus to get Chelsea’s second?
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