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By Alex HowellBBC Sport shot news newsman astatine Stamford Bridge
Last updated connected 1 infinitesimal ago.From nan conception Premier League
Chelsea won nan reverse fixture betwixt nan sides 4-1 astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful NovemberChelsea hit Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 astatine Stamford Bridge to support them successful nan hunt for European shot - and woody a monolithic rustle to their London rivals' hopes of qualifying for nan Champions League adjacent season.
Trevoh Chalobah opened nan scoring erstwhile nan defender roseate to meet a Conor Gallagher free-kick pinch a powerful header mid-way done nan first half.
There was a lengthy video adjunct referee cheque for a imaginable artifact by Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella connected Brennan Johnson successful nan build-up, but nan extremity was given.
Spurs did not create galore chances and Cristian Romero had their champion opportunity erstwhile he headed wide wrong nan six-yard-box successful nan first half.
But Chelsea took power successful nan 71st infinitesimal erstwhile Cole Palmer's free-kick from nan separator of nan area struck nan barroom and Nicolas Jackson headed nan rebound into an quiet net.
Victory sent Chelsea into eighth place, conscionable 2 points down Newcastle successful seventh and a imaginable European spot.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are 7 points down Aston Villa pinch a crippled successful manus successful their conflict for 4th place.
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Chelsea
Squad number28Player namePetrovic
Squad number42Player nameGilchrist
Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Squad number5Player nameBadiashile
Squad number3Player nameCucurella
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number11Player nameMadueke
Squad number20Player namePalmer
Squad number10Player nameMudryk
Squad number15Player nameJackson
Squad number31Player nameCasadei
Squad number49Player nameTauriainen
Squad number63Player nameAcheampong
Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number13Player nameVicario- Squad number23Player namePorro
- Squad number17Player nameRomero
- Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
- Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
- Squad number8Player nameBissouma
- Squad number29Player nameSarr
- Squad number22Player nameJohnson
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number10Player nameMaddison
- Squad number11Player nameGil
- Squad number18Player nameLo Celso
- Squad number30Player nameBentancur
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovic
- 42GilchristSubstituted forAcheampongat 85'minutes
- 14Chalobah
- 5Badiashile
- 3Cucurella
- 25Caicedo
- 23Gallagher
- 11Madueke
- 20Palmer
- 10MudrykSubstituted forCasadeiat 75'minutes
- 15JacksonSubstituted forTauriainenat 90+4'minutes
Substitutes
- 13Bettinelli
- 31Casadei
- 36de Souza Eugênio
- 46Sturge
- 49Tauriainen
- 54Castledine
- 63Acheampong
- 67George
- 78Dyer
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de VenBooked astatine 67mins
- 12Emerson RoyalSubstituted forLo Celsoat 86'minutes
- 8BissoumaSubstituted forHøjbjergat 63'minutes
- 29SarrSubstituted forMaddisonat 63'minutes
- 22JohnsonSubstituted forGilat 78'minutes
- 21Kulusevski
- 7Son Heung-min
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forBentancurat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 6Dragusin
- 10Maddison
- 11Gil
- 18Lo Celso
- 30Bentancur
- 40Austin
- 59Moore
Live Text
Match ends, Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Attempt missed. Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) near footed changeable from a difficult perspective and agelong scope connected nan near is excessively high. Assisted by James Maddison.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
Substitution, Chelsea. Jimi Tauriainen replaces Nicolas Jackson.
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) correct footed changeable from extracurricular nan container is excessively high. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) correct footed changeable from nan centre of nan container is close, but misses to nan right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min pursuing a accelerated break.
Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) correct footed changeable from nan near broadside of nan container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from nan centre of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso pinch a cross.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) correct footed changeable from extracurricular nan container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) near footed changeable from nan near broadside of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) near footed changeable from nan centre of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil pinch a cross.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free footwear connected nan near wing.
Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) correct footed changeable from extracurricular nan container is saved successful nan bottommost near corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) near footed changeable from agelong scope connected nan correct is saved successful nan apical centre of nan goal.
Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
