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00:00Chelsea have scored 10 goals in beating Spurs in the last three meetings of these two.
00:08They've been blunted so far, once by a post and once by a brilliant piece of goalkeeping by Guglielmo Vicario.
00:18There's Chalabar, both managers holding fire in terms of changes for now.
00:28They've sent out the same 11s that started the match.
00:33There's this Caicedo having overcome an early injury.
00:36Spence getting up, and hook back by Colt Palmer to Mark Kukurea.
00:49That Tottenham stat about the lack of efforts on goal on target, surprising really when you consider they've not been short of goals at all this season, Spurs.
01:00But they're enduring a rough patch at the moment.
01:03And other than Kulisewski, they're pretty much at full strength now, Tottenham.
01:11Here's Neto.
01:18Doggy is digging in well, but he's just slightly overstepped the mark in Great Pawson's view.
01:24Hernandez preparing to deliver with a free kick, which Colwell has gone forward.
01:41Both Chelsea goals against Spurs here last year stemmed from free kicks.
01:45One headed in by Trevor Chalabar, the other bringing a rebound off the crossbar from Colt Palmer.
01:51That one goes right the way through.
01:59Oh, Solanke slip at what could have been a vital moment, a costly moment.
02:04On by Kukurea, and here's Nicholas Jackson, who was the beneficiary of that free kick from Palmer that hit the bar last season.
02:19He was offside there, though.
02:20Oh, Solanke is in there at the head of that queue, and he just loses his foot in Kukurea style, that.
02:31Romero.
02:49Romero.
02:52Gusto.
02:54Here's Kukurea.
03:07Now Tomah.
03:24Chelsea, remember, will lift themselves into the top four if they win here tonight.
03:39They'll go above Manchester City and Newcastle, although Newcastle would have a game in hand over them.
03:44Yeah, great incentive, isn't it, given the poor run of form they've been in, Chelsea,
03:51to be in that position tonight.
03:53They won't want to let it go, that opportunity.
04:02Sancho pulling it across.
04:04It's Cole Palmer.
04:07And still he gets his shot away.
04:10Vicario getting down to react smartly.
04:14Spence seemed to have run that out.
04:18He goes on anyway.
04:22Here's Kukurea.
04:25Back in by Palmer Fernandes.
04:32Blue heaven again for Chelsea in this derby.
04:38And it's the Chelsea skipper who's come up with the goods.
04:43And Cole Palmer's return produces a goal.
04:50Didn't look a whole lot on here.
04:55But he's picked out his man beautifully.
04:58And Fernandes just slipping in between Van der Beeren and a doggy.
05:05Totally three-header on the edge of the six-yard box.
05:08A simple header.
05:10Go on, stick that one in.
05:17Always look the more likely, Chelsea, but...
05:20Now they have got the noses in front.
05:26Well, Enzo Fernandes, who scored at Spurs in December,
05:30had only managed one in the Premier League since.
05:33But he's got another now.
05:36Having scored twice in this fixture this season.
05:40And in a game that means so much to Chelsea in terms of local rivalry.
05:45That feels like a really important breakthrough.
05:50Let's see what that does for Tottenham's performance.
06:09Got to step it up now.
06:11Certainly needs to stiffen their resolve,
06:14because they've shown very little in an attacking sense so far, Tottenham.
06:20Chelsea hardly ever failed to score at home here in the league,
06:23only once so far this season.
06:30So the outcome, if it remains this way,
06:32would be that Chelsea would be back in the top four,
06:35displacing Manchester City.
06:39It is looking increasingly likely that five will qualify for the Champions League next season.
06:43We may even know that next week.
06:45We may even know that next week.
06:50The proof is what Chelsea are aiming for to nail down that place in a competition they won back in 2021.
06:58They've reached the quarterfinal twice since.
07:02They've been missing their participation in Europe's premier competition, especially since the reformatting of it.
07:11And certainly ease a lot of the pressure on him, Mureska, to get back into that competition and the revenue that it brings.
07:21Champions League a distant dream for him.
07:29His eggs are in the basket of success in the Europa League.
07:34But in terms of the Premier League, they're looking to avoid their lowest ever finish,
07:42which is 15th back in the early days of the competition under Ozzy Ardiles.
07:47I think 16 defeats would be a record, wouldn't it, in the Premier League, four Spurs.
07:57Certainly after 30 games, yeah.
08:04Here's Caicedo.
08:07Now the goal scorer, Enzo Fernandes.
08:09Neto, Benz one across trying to pick out Parma, Fernandes is there again.
08:24Well, did Fernandes pick the wrong option there because he had Sancho making a promising run to his left,
08:29but look the other way.
08:31Yeah, everybody wanted Sancho to get it there to the left,
08:34but not the greatest header, that from Jed Spence.
08:48Here's Bergbaal.
08:54A little bit.
08:57A chase with Kukorair, but Kukorair got his body in the way and did the shielding job.
09:02Yeah, just a bit of miscontrol there from Klaus and Odebe.
09:07He tried the foot over.
09:21Topham have followed up three successive Premier League wins by going three Premier League matches coming into this match without one,
09:26just a single point in that run against Bournemouth.
09:29And they're up against it here now.
09:35Neto.
09:37It's a foul.
09:38No matter what Madison says to the ref.
09:54He's a little off balance, Neto, but Madison's nowhere near the ball.
09:59Yeah, pretty clear-cut that one.
10:02Go!
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10:29And Caicedo! What a clean strike that is! That is a beautiful hit!
10:41Well, he doesn't score that often, it's only his second of the season, but that is a beauty!
10:49Well, there might be a question of offside here, but that should never take away from the cleanness of this strike.
10:56As crisp as you like.
10:59There is a possible offside there, because Colwell gets his head to the ball, it might be him that just went a little bit early.
11:11Romero in a tussle, but what about that for a finish?
11:24Well, the VAR going to be the spoilsports here.
11:26How long will this take? The semi-automated coming into being, what date is it? Not this weekend, but the next.
11:35Yeah.
11:36We'll get these issues sorted quickly and correctly.
11:42Quickly being the operative word.
11:45They can drag on.
11:46Chelsea fans around us are straining to see a monitor with everything crossed that the line comes out in favour of their team and their player.
12:01Because it will be an immensely unpopular decision if a memorable goal from Caicedo is wiped out on the basis of an offside.
12:11The top one is a Spurs player just behind Colwell.
12:20But, you know.
12:22One for the lines.
12:26One for the lines.
12:29We all love so much.
12:36Well, the process is taking its time here.
12:41So, Craig Pawson is having to explain to the Spurs contingent that they are going to need to be patient here.
12:53Yeah.
12:54Well, they are saying that it's complicated, so that suggests it's going to take a little while longer.
13:08It's a great advert for semi-automated offside, even automated at some stage.
13:12Well, they've been sorting out the relative positions of the defenders and now they have to look at the relative attacking positions.
13:27Probably never a big fan of VAR, but it might go in his favour this time.
13:32It'd be a long way back for his team, wouldn't it?
13:34The way this match is panning out.
13:37Spurs.
13:39A little blunt in front of goal.
13:42Spurs.
13:45Oh, this is taking rage.
13:51That doesn't look good news, it's not good news for Chelsea.
13:54It's going to be a very unpopular decision, this.
13:58And he's the man who's got to break the news.
14:06He's being informed that Levi Colwell was offside.
14:08He's explaining that to the players before announcing it to the crowd, just listen to the reaction here.
14:20Shake it ahead from the goalscorer, one of the best he's probably scored in his career, and it's not going to be in the record books.
14:26Yeah, he didn't get Mene, but that would have been in his top five.
14:30I don't know how to blame Colwell.
14:40It took four minutes to sort that out.
14:43Chelsea looking to go again.
14:48To prove they haven't had the heart ripped out of them by that decision.
14:53Here's Neto.
14:55Gusteau.
14:56Cucurea.
15:06On by Caicedo.
15:08It's Cole Palmer this time, and he pulls it back.
15:10And Vicario's touch around the Tottenham player, Madison, has to get that one away quickly.
15:17So Spurs is a result of that VAR decision, still in the contest.
15:23Just about hanging on here.
15:25Hanging on here.
15:36Chalabat.
15:44Macedo.
15:51Now Neto.
15:55Cucurea.
16:15He has to get up on that.
16:17He's probably refreshed by the break Cole Palmer he might have needed it.
16:30Spurs looking to refresh their ranks here. Papsar and Brennan Johnson are too poised to come on.
16:40Solanke lost out all too cheaply and Chelsea build again.
16:44Solanke thought he'd wanted back for them but he's actually giving away a free kick to compound the original offense.
16:51Yeah it's so messy from Spurs that again the attempt to play out broke down they lose it back under pressure.
17:14And this free kick has been played short I think it even caught the referee out he's brought it back to be replayed.
17:26Yeah got to wait for the whistle says Craig Pawson just pacing out the 10 yards.
17:35The advantage should be with a team that's got the free kick but yeah the ref's got to be ready.
17:39So it has measured out the distance of the wall and Chelsea will try their luck again.
17:47It's called Tama not one of his finest.
18:04Caicedo. Fernandez.
18:08Nato going a long way round and not even putting it out for a goal kick it's going for a throw in.
18:30Well there's been no reaction fight back from Spurs since going a goal down so no wonder
18:41Foster Coglu's making a move try and turn the tide.
18:45So Saar and Johnson the two coming on Lukas Bergwahl is going off.
19:04And Wilson-Oderbeer the other one to be replaced.
19:15And Solanke.
19:30Son.
19:33The doggy trying to pull it back.
19:35There's a handball, the referee immediately waves away those appeals against Chalibar.
19:39Yeah the arm was just down it's in the natural position as he slides in.
19:47If you're Spurs you're going to appeal for this of course you are but
19:52it's never going to be given.
19:56Checked and cleared pretty promptly.
20:00Arm was just breaking the fall really of Trevor Chalibar.
20:09Spurs having been given a reprieve.
20:21Barely landed a glove at this end.
20:23They've got to remind themselves that they're still in this match.
20:27It's still only 1-0.
20:28Set two between Madison and Nicholas Jackson.
20:41I don't know if he's letting them know he's keeping an eye on it.
20:46Son.
20:47Disappointed with the kick.
20:49Not the first time.
20:51And Van de Ven was in there but
20:54couldn't really get any power behind the shot.
20:58Jackson has gone from defending his own area to trying to get into the opposite one.
21:01But Benton Kerr holds him up.
21:06He's just done the stretch really.
21:07I think Van de Ven here hard to get any power behind it.
21:21Chelsea are lining up their first substitution.
21:23It's going to see a return to action for Noni Madweke.
21:28Van de Ven effort was the first Spurs have managed in the second half.
21:42Short for Romero and Jackson has gone in on him.
21:47Romero wisely leaving it to the referee to administer justice because Romero himself is on a yellow.
21:52There's nothing malicious in that.
22:09The break in play sees the change.
22:11Jadon Sancho, lucky enough to score in the first half.
22:14Produced a great save from Vicario, comes off to be replaced by Noni Madweke.
22:18He's done okay Sancho.
22:21Been heavily involved in Chelsea's attacks.
22:25Chelsea fans and Muesca though, be pleased to see this fella back.
22:28From the Crystal Palace youth, former Tottenham youth Noni Madweke left them back in 2018.
22:37Returning to first team action now, having missed the last six club matches.
22:42And the England internationals after injuring his hamstring against Brighton.
22:54Somme.
23:01Madison pulls it back.
23:02Sarr gets involved.
23:03It was a delayed fall that by Pap Sarr.
23:06Coming together with Moises Caicedo, which routinely VAR will look at.
23:21I mean at first glance it did look like a dive and there's the slightest bit of contact from Caicedo.
23:26It's really Sarr initiates.
23:39Check is complete, no penalty.
23:40Slanky climbing over Caicedo and then Sarr coming in to pick it up for Tottenham and to have a go as well.
23:58And he's found the net.
24:02What an introduction for Pat Matasar and Spurs from nowhere are level.
24:08Chelsea players going madfield, there was a foul here on Caicedo, I think it was.
24:17That came absolutely out of nothing.
24:20I think he surprised him.
24:22Couldn't believe he's beaten the keeper from that distance.
24:25He's caught the leg of Caicedo, I don't think he gets the ball there.
24:44After that, there's no doubt about it.
24:46But this will be interesting.
24:56Sanchez, you could argue, could and may have done better.
25:00Yeah, the referee's being asked to go and look at it again, he's been recommended to look at it by Jared Gillett.
25:13And Chelsea, having seen a goal of their own wiped out by VAR, are pinning their hopes now on Craig Pawson following what is clearly the instinct of Jared Gillett.
25:26For this alleged foul by Sarr before he scores on Moises Caicedo.
25:35Yeah, it's a foul.
25:40It's a foul all day long.
25:41He's going for the ball, but the knee of Caicedo comes in between in the way.
25:58Well, the manager's looking at the replay, but the verdict that counts is the man who initially gave it as a goal.
26:06Arms outstretched from the Spurs manager as it's being run through again and again for Craig Pawson.
26:20Doesn't seem all that complicated, this.
26:26They're describing it as a glancing blow, I'm not so sure.
26:31It's going to hurt.
26:31Is Craig Pawson here going to stick to his own instincts or is he going to follow the doubts?
26:45I think when you see it for the first time as the ref, you think he's got the ball, so...
26:51Looks like he gets the ball, but he doesn't.
26:54He's having a long look at it and he's done the signal, the goal doesn't count.
27:02And Spurs now are in disbelief and Sarr, who thought he has a goal, has a yellow card instead for the initial foul, which is judged reckless.
27:13I think you can get unlucky about the yellow card, it was a bouncing ball, he's just gone to win it.
27:18Caicedo sticks his knee in the way at the last minute.
27:21But...
27:25Disappointment for all concerned him.
27:28Blue and white.
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28:09all happening now the periods in the first half where this game seemed to have gone stale
28:17but it's as lively as ever now
28:21well from his point of view i think it needed to become lively
28:26there's been times in this match they've been straight walking through it
28:29so there's a gestured yellow car to the referee that saw kukareya get into trouble
28:51it's been as lively as these games tend to be
29:01two efforts disallowed spillover as well
29:07chelsea seeking a second goal here
29:11fernandez clearing everybody with a free kick back by jackson here's kaisedo
29:22now palmer
29:27flag is up offside
29:31to jackson's disbelief
29:44here's a doggy
29:51now
29:59here's romero
30:00the bend didn't deal with it this goalkeeper had to
30:06this side flag was up anywhere against nicholas jackson
30:16well it's bubbled up nicely in this second half
30:31was that said to at the end of the first half maybe that was what was needed to bring this game to life even though it was from fairly innocent beginnings
30:37that was romero who was at the heart of that little scuffle
30:45there's some space here for destiny
30:50new doggy
30:55Saan taking on Gusteau, he does it up and brings the goal kick.
31:04Well there was a little spat between Caicedo and Saan following this,
31:10Caicedo feeling that his opponent has dived and words were spoken just before the challenge
31:20that led to the goal being ruled out.
31:25Saan thinks he's come out on top there but denied.
31:48Here's Van de Ven.
31:52Now Benton Coeur.
31:55Van de Ven.
32:10Gusteau not the best header away, it's Saan, Madison, Saar.
32:16Saar's made another run in behind.
32:26Benton Coeur challenging for it.
32:27Johnson was trying to control it but Coeuréa did enough.
32:37It's a very tight area but he's done all he pretty much could there and won a throw in.
32:41Palma looks away from Spence, takes on Romero, plays it against the Argentinian international.
32:56Well, a different team with him in it.
33:00Might not have totally hit the heights tonight but he's got an assist alongside his name.
33:05He just lends so much class to their attacks, so much know-how as well.
33:11Palma scored twice from the spot against Spurzilla in the season because he missed his last penalty in his last game.
33:23Which would have been a dent to confidence that was already suffering from a scoreless run.
33:27But he does look recharged tonight, couldn't find a way through there.
33:33Now Caneto against Johnson, no he can't.
33:41Spurs being hemmed back in though, Benton Coeur couldn't release it long.
33:46Spence having similar difficulties.
33:47Spurs, here's Enzo Fernandes tricking his way through.
33:53Spurs just about surviving by the skin of their teeth.
33:57Madison, can he set them on their way?
33:59Solanke up ahead of him, Son out to his left and it's his captain he uses.
34:06Son wins the free kick given away by Neto and that's a yellow card.
34:10It's just such a struggle though for Son these days, yeah that's a foul but you never get the feeling
34:22something's going to happen when he's got the ball at his feet.
34:30So we're up to six yellow cards now in this match, four to Chelsea players, a couple to Spurs.
34:40Well, this is a tempting position.
34:56Scored 11 times this season already as James Madison and Solanke has offered him a word of advice
35:05but he looked as though he pretty much made his own mind up as to what he intended to do from here.
35:11James Madison.
35:22Madison.
35:28Quite recreate the picture he had in his head.
35:30It was a big wall and it jumped together, did its job.
35:45Van der Ven in a struggle for territorial supremacy with Caicedo but corner doesn't get that far.
35:52Johnson underneath it.
35:53Madison across by Johnson.
35:59Will it pull to Van der Ven?
36:00He was in there again dangerously.
36:02It's Spence and it never really connects.
36:08Again they're asking questions of the referee, a potential handball in there.
36:11Just there, Caicedo is it, comes to him quickly.
36:24Well, nothing untoward, game continues into the final ten minutes.
36:36Another change here from Chelsea.
36:38Rhys James scored a wonderful free-kick himself on an England duty.
36:44Coming on to take the place of Nicholas Jackson, who's got some good time under his spot here.
36:48Yeah, they've been all the better for his return, Jackson's.
36:52He's been very careful, Maresco, about how he uses Rhys James, who is preferred in a full-back role by his international manager,
37:07but has been used in midfield by his club manager.
37:12It's going to be interesting to see how they line him up here.
37:17I never thought he looked overly comfortable in midfield.
37:28His international manager is here, but he helped to his 100% winning start, Rhys James.
37:37Yep, played a bit right back.
37:41What a wonderful free-kick it was, he scored against Latvia.
37:47He's still turning up in a most unexpected area, and his partner is lifted across.
38:02Here's Madweke.
38:06Fernandes.
38:10Madweke pulls it back for James.
38:17Madweke couldn't get it across.
38:29So James has started on the right of defence.
38:32Gusteau's moved over to the left in a much more attacking role.
38:36Madweke has gone through the middle since that role has been vacated by Jackson.
38:46Well, I'm looking at Dominic Solanke, and he's been a bystander, really, in this match.
39:07They've given him no service or support, really, and the fewest touches of any start-up in this match.
39:16Really frustrating for the centre-forward.
39:18His senior career began here at Chelsea.
39:24Jose Mourinho gave him 17 minutes in a first-team shirt in a European tie,
39:29when they beat Maribor 6-0 here in October 2014.
39:33The last thing they need is another injury setback for Vicky van der Verne.
39:42He's only just back.
39:43Manolo Gusteau, who's never scored for Chelsea, never scored a senior goal
40:00for Leon either, is among those who's in there,
40:05waiting on this free kick if they go long.
40:08But they've gone short. Madweke running at the Spurs defence.
40:17Well, there was a pull there by Levi Colwell,
40:22which conceded the free kick.
40:24The linesman spotted it, and then the free kick was taken from well out of position.
40:29The multi-ball system has been pulled out by Vicario.
40:42Well, Vicario had a ball in his hand as well, so...
40:46Johnson may have thought they were going to play with that one.
40:49Palmer, rather.
40:50So, Palmer book for delaying the restart.
40:53And now we have restarted, or we're about to restart with Spurs
40:58looking for an equaliser in the time that remains.
41:08Romero.
41:08And again, Christian Romero.
41:23Just pulled from Chalabar.
41:26And the number down comes across to stop him, just feels a bit of contact.
41:31Galt, but he should have had a free kick, but they're going to get his sympathy.
41:35Yeah, he might have just got a tiny clip, but the fact that he goes down a little late
41:46doesn't help his cause.
41:57That's actually coming off.
41:59Pedro Porro is going to come on, and Maddison is coming off as well.
42:05So, Mattis Tell is coming on for Maddison.
42:18Pedro Porro on for Miki van der Ven.
42:21So, is one goal going to be enough here for Chelsea?
42:36Fernandes, who scored it, goes down.
42:39The doggy, the closest defender to him.
42:43Something else for VAR to check, they've been busy.
42:46There's Kukureya.
42:54Yeah, it was a tangle of legs here.
43:08Maddison gets his foot in front.
43:11I don't think you can go against the referee's call there.
43:18And they haven't.
43:32There's a doggy, it's loose, and Maddweke is starting with an opportunity.
43:38Jod Spence has now moved into the centre alongside Romero with Porro on.
43:48Here's Moses Caicedo driving away through the middle for Cole Palmer.
43:51Wouldn't quite run for him.
43:53Romero making sure the tackle was solid.
43:56Here's Solanke from Seth Brennan-Johnson away.
44:00Johnson up against Kukureya, driven across to Sonne.
44:04And Sanchez making an important save with a minute remaining.
44:10Well, a bit like Vicario in the first half.
44:15He'll be delighted with that.
44:18He's absolutely launched himself across his goal line here.
44:23Anticipating where it's going to go.
44:25Sonne maybe thinks he's done enough.
44:34But hope still flickers for Spurs here, and they have a corner which
44:38Pedro Porro takes.
44:42I hope it hasn't really cleared it.
44:45Hasn't really done anything with it.
44:52Well, they just haven't asked enough of these kind of questions, Tottenham.
45:01It's a good stop, though.
45:02There'll be a stop that earns all three points.
45:10Gets them back in that top four.
45:16But...
45:1612 added minutes, wow.
45:20Encouragement for Spurs.
45:21A further delay with the substitutions.
45:30Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandes are both coming off.
45:38Yeah, two key players tonight.
45:40The two that forwards the goal.
45:51Tottenham, Rabairo, and Kiernan and Dewsbury Hall are the two who are coming on
45:56even at this late state of the game.
45:58Palmer doesn't look too chuffed at his withdrawal.
46:00That's a five at the back now, Chelsea to try and see if he's through.
46:09Despite all their successes against Spurs, they haven't beaten them in the Premier League
46:14more than three times in a row for some 23 seasons, and they had a run of six wins
46:20against them in the Premier League when Jimmy Floyd Hasselbeck was in his prime and
46:25seemed to score fairly regularly against Spurs, including a hat-trick against them.
46:30Yeah, saw Jimmy tonight in the press room.
46:34Yeah, I saw Jimmy tonight in the press room.
46:38Yeah, I saw Jimmy tonight in the press room.
46:44Yeah, I saw Jimmy tonight in the press room.
46:48And speak of the man, and there he appears.
47:10So it wasn't his WC.
47:18He knew where the net was, didn't he?
47:20What a goal scorer.
47:23Especially in this fixture.
47:37Chelsea's scorer tonight no longer on the field, but
47:40Enzo Fernandes has gone off with a job well done and hoping that it completes the job here.
47:48Let's go.
47:52A bit from Son saved by Sanchez, giving Chelsea a mini-scare.
47:56And Roboio was just pulled back, I think, by Dominic Solanke.
48:05He's not been able to make any kind of impression at all tonight.
48:08Too many arguments about the outcome if Chelsea do go on to win.
48:17No, Spurs have not done enough.
48:23Still a chance to get something from this match, but there's precious few signs of it happening.
48:31Silverware terms this season, the priority for both is Europe, but Chelsea with great incentive to get into the Champions League next season by finishing certainly in the top four, possibly top five.
48:48And they're going to go fourth if they hang on here.
49:02They're going to hang on here.
49:03It seems to be Hullo giving away a free-kick.
49:12There's Spence.
49:13Solanke has come a long way for this.
49:24Always confident he would get there ahead of Neto, it seemed.
49:27Now Romero.
49:30Solanke trying to drift into the path of Saar.
49:57There's Spence.
50:07There's Solanke.
50:15Mattel, Saar, Porro, Bentonkir.
50:21Tell drives one in, but Sanchez does hold on.
50:27Yeah, plenty in the box waiting for something there.
50:32Having a push late on here.
50:35Is it too little too late?
50:38Certainly got to raise the game for that two-legged tie against Eintracht Frankfurt, who are riding high in the Bundesliga.
50:44That's not going to be easy at all for his team.
50:47And Chelsea are the only team he's not taken a single Premier League point against during his Spurs reign.
50:57Heading here for the fourth defeat against them.
51:00That Spurs manager to actually beat Chelsea.
51:03He was Christian Stellini at a time where he was filling in for the absent Antonio Conte.
51:10And they won at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
51:12But Maurizio Pochettino is the only Tottenham manager to win here against Chelsea in 35 years since Terry Venables.
51:22Here's Christian Romero.
51:40Spence.
51:47Now Bentonkir.
51:52He's gone by Johnson.
52:07So it seemed and now Poirot is enraged because he feels he should have had the corner and he's being shown a yellow card for his reaction, overreaction.
52:18Yeah, I mean, he's got a point, of course, but you can't react like that, balling in an official's face.
52:31Should have been a corner.
52:37No.
52:37Clearly overstepping the mark, Pedro Poirot becomes the third Tottenham player to go in the book.
52:51No.
52:52No.
53:10Porro.
53:14So they keep falling.
53:15No.
53:15No.
53:15No.
53:16No.
53:17No.
53:18No.
53:18No.
53:19No.
53:19No.
53:19No.
53:20No.
53:20No.
53:21No.
53:21There's Benton Kerr, has actually been a fourth Tottenham player but Brennan Johnson was showing a yellow card as well for arguing in the aftermath of the Porro incident.
53:38Nilsson.
53:43Now Rodrigo Benton Kerr.
53:51Spurs still with time on their side here to save face.
53:59Yeah, they've had a few poor deliveries from corners, gotta make this one count.
54:05Well he needs it more than ever, they're on a bad run at the moment Spurs, which they're desperate to halt here.
54:12Loaded that area for the corner, but it doesn't come out to tell and Chelsea defend it well initially.
54:22And Johnson gives away a cheap free kick and then, having already been booked, slams the ball at the hoarding and it's probably fortunate that it just came straight back to him.
54:34Yeah.
54:44Yeah, I think, I mean, the disappointing aspect for Postacoglu is the fact that his team haven't asked nearly enough questions of this Chelsea rearguard that, you know, has been leaking goals.
54:54During this poor spell and I haven't tested them nearly enough.
55:18Sartre, here's a doggy, Johnson losing out to Kukorea, Neto's first touch didn't get in past Benton Kerr, who's proving a difficult customer for Neto to get around.
55:48Here's Spence, Tell, Levi Chalabar,
56:18Zolane, Zolane, Zolane.
56:33Some.
56:37Tell looking for Zolane, it's away by Kukorea, and then by Gusto.
56:40well with Palmer, Jackson, Maduecki back now
56:47Chelsea will be hoping they can go on a good run
56:49and seal a Champions League spot
56:51valuable win this looks like been
56:55Spurs are only likely to have one more chance
57:01to crack this
57:03and they need to be quick about it
57:05but Benton Kerr has lost out in midfield
57:08it's Maduecki
57:14he's fouled by Spence
57:17and that's going to be a card
57:19for Jett Spence
57:38well they're within touching distance of victory now
57:40James over the kick
58:08want to know how much more time is added on
58:17Spurs needing every last second
58:19Chelsea's Champions League quest gets a massive boost
58:24and their dominance over Tottenham Hotspur continues
58:27they're up to fourth in the table
58:29and it's the fourth time in a row now they have beaten their London rivals
58:34Enzo the manager congratulates Enzo the goalscorer
58:38Fernandes coming up with what was the decisive goal
58:41Moises Caicedo thought he'd made it too
58:44but that was ruled out by VAR
58:46and Spurs themselves when they thought they'd equalised through Papsar
58:50saw that one wiped out by the video technology as well
58:54at times it was ill-tempered
58:56but in the end Chelsea emerged victorious to go above Manchester City
59:01and into the top four of the Premier League table
59:04Chelsea won Tottenham Hotspur nil
59:06that is a big result for Chelsea
59:09a huge blow for Ange Posikoglu
59:11with Spurs
59:12but there is delight etched on the faces
59:15of every Chelsea fan in here tonight
59:17their team has taken a big step forward tonight
59:20a big step towards a return to the Champions League
59:23next season
59:24let's bring in Gary Cahill
59:31who's also got a big smile on his face
59:33thank you
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