Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep them in the race for European football – and deal a major blow to their London rivals’ hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring when the defender rose to meet a Conor Gallagher free-kick with a powerful header midway through the first half.
There was a lengthy check by the video assistant referee for a possible block by Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on Brennan Johnson in the build-up, but the goal was awarded.
Spurs didn’t create many chances and Cristian Romero had his best opportunity when he headed wide into the penalty area in the first half.
But Chelsea took control in the 71st minute when Cole Palmer’s free kick from the edge of the area hit the bar and Nicolas Jackson headed the rebound into an empty net.
The victory lifted Chelsea to eighth place, just two points behind Newcastle in seventh and a possible European place.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are seven points behind Aston Villa with a game in hand in their battle for fourth place.
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Chelsea
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Squad number28Player NamePetrovich
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Squad number42Player NameGilchrist
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Squad number14Player NameChalobah
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Squad number5Player NameBadiashile
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Squad number3Player NameCucurelle
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Squad number25Player NameCaicedo
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Squad number23Player NameGallagher
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Squad number11Player NameMadueke
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Squad number20Player NamePalmer
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Squad numbertenPlayer NameMudryk
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Squad number15Player NameJackson
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Squad number31Player NameCasadeï
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Squad number49Player NameTauriainen
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Squad number63Player NameAcheampong
Compositions
Chelsea
Training 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovich
- 42GilchristReplaced byAcheamponghas 85′minutes
- 14Chalobah
- 5Badiashile
- 3Cucurelle
- 25Caicedo
- 23Gallagher
- 11Madueke
- 20Palmer
- tenMudrykReplaced byCasadeïhas 75′minutes
- 15JacksonReplaced byTauriainenhas 90+4′minutes
Substitutes
- 13Bettinelli
- 31Casadeï
- 36by Souza Eugênio
- 46Sturge
- 49Tauriainen
- 54Châteaudine
- 63Acheampong
- 67George
- 78Dry cleaner
Tottenham
Training 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicar
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de VenBooked at 67 minutes
- 12Emerson RoyalReplaced byLo Celsohas 86′minutes
- 8BissoumaReplaced byHøjbjerghas 63′minutes
- 29SarrReplaced byMadisonhas 63′minutes
- 22JohnsonReplaced byGilhas 78′minutes
- 21Kulusevski
- 7Son Heung-min
- 9RicharlisonReplaced byBentancurhas 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Jump
- 5Højbjerg
- 6Dragousine
- tenMadison
- 11Gil
- 18Lo Celso
- 30Bentancur
- 40Austin
- 59Moore
Live Text
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The match ends, Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
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Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
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Failed attempt. Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle and the long distance on the left is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Jimi Tauriainen replaces Nicolas Jackson.
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Failed attempt. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Corner conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.
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Failed attempt. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the penalty spot. 71′ +1′ Corner, Son Heung-Min.
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Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
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Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the penalty spot. 71′ +1′ Corner, Giovani Lo Celso.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
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Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the penalty area.
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Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the penalty area. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
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Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the penalty spot. 71′ +1′ Corner, Bryan Gil.
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Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
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Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box was saved. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
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Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from far right sees his shot saved.
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Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
