FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – Tottenham claimed their first Premier League win against Chelsea for the first time since November 2018 with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.
The pressure has only increased on Graham Potter after the Blues’ abysmal run extended to one win in 11 games in 2023.
Chelsea demanded a penalty with under 90 seconds when Raheem Sterling went down under a challenge from Oliver Skipp, though replays suggested there was little to no contact.
The visitors saw most of the ball in the opening stages and came close to carving out an opening when Enzo Fernandez’s ball over the top found the run of Joao Felix, but he was unable to cleanly bring it down and it trickled behind.
Spurs were looking a threat on the counter attack. In their first opportunity of note, Dejan Kulusevski danced away from Ben Chilwell and combined well with Harry Kane to carry the ball up the pitch. The England striker then nutmegged Reece James as he was bearing down on goal before being denied a sensational effort by a last-ditch Kalidou Koulibaly challenge.
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The game’s first shot on target came courtesy of Felix, who dribbled his way through the final third before firing straight at Fraser Forster.
Midway through the first half, a neat one-two between Richarlison and Oliver Skipp allowed Spurs to create space inside and find Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who rattled the post with a strike from 18 yards.
Towards the end of the first 45, Sterling cut in from the left and let fly from distance, only for Forster to fly through the air and palm his effort to safety.
In stoppage time, Hakim Ziyech was initially sent off after a three-minute deliberation period from Stuart Atwell for violent conduct, pushing Emerson Royal in the chin amid a scuffle. But the referee was then sent to the VAR monitor and reversed his decision.
Tottenham opened the scoring almost immediately after the break. Kepa Arrizabalaga did well to deny Emerson at close range and Chelsea thought they had cleared their lines, only for Oliver Skipp to crash in and fire in his first Spurs goal off the underside of the bar from 20 yards.
Spurs sealed the points with ten minutes remaining. An out-swinging corner from Son Heung-min was nodded on by Eric Dier and tapped in at the far post by Kane.
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