Chelsea defeated its host Tottenham Hotspur with three goals without return, in the match that brought the two teams together in the London derby, at the “Tottenham” stadium, at the top of the fifth round of the English Premier League competition for the current season 2021-2022.
The two teams exchanged control and launched attacks during the first half, although Tottenham were the most dangerous on the opponent’s goal.
With the start of the second half, Frenchman N’Golo Kante participated in the place of Mason Mount, so that the Blues took control of the match.
Brazilian defender Thiago Silva scored Chelsea’s first goal in the 49th minute with a superb header, before Kante scored the second goal with a ground shot from outside the penalty area, which changed its direction at a Tottenham player to settle in the goal of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham vs Chelsea
Chelsea took control completely after the second goal, and their players missed many opportunities to increase the yield of goals, until German Toni Rudiger scored the third goal in stoppage time of the match.
With this result, Chelsea’s balance rises to 13 points, and it is at the top of the English Premier League table, in partnership with Liverpool, while Tottenham’s balance stopped at 9 points in seventh place.
Chelsea faced Tottenham in high spirits, after snatching a difficult victory from its guest Zenit Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a clean goal, in the first round of Group H of the group stage of the European Champions League.
On the other hand, Tottenham drew 2-2 against Rennes in the group stage of the European Conference League.
Tottenham Hotspur
Goalkeeper: Lloris
Defence: Emerson – Dyer – Romero – Reguilon
Midfield: Ndombele – Lo Celso – Ndombele
Forwards: Dele Alli, Son, Harry Kane
Chelsea
Defense Line: Azpilicueta – Christensen – Thiago Silva – Rudiger
Midfield: Kovacic – Marcos Alonso – Jorginho
Forwards: Haveritz – Mount – Lukaku
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