{"id":12981,"date":"2022-08-14T11:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T11:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=12981"},"modified":"2022-08-28T15:08:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T15:08:01","slug":"nut140822","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/nut140822\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea (away) 14.08.2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
CHELSEA<\/span>\u00a0 2\u00a0 (1)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 2\u00a0 (0)<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date : –\u00a0 Sunday 14th August 2022<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKick off : –\u00a0 16.30<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Competition : –\u00a0 Premier League<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVenue : –\u00a0 Stamford Bridge<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crowd : –\u00a0 39,946<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Referee : –\u00a0 Anthony Taylor (Greater Manchester)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLinesmen : – Mr. Gary Beswick; Mr. Adam Nunn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fourth official : – Peter Bankes<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VAR official : –\u00a0 Mike Dean<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVAR Assistant : –\u00a0 Mark Scholes<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weather : –\u00a0 Sunny, very warm.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsea kicked off the first half attacking the Shed end<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playing time : –\u00a0 \u00a090 + 10 minutes<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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CHELSEA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GOAL-SCORERS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Koulibaly\u00a0 18m 48s\u00a0 (assist by Cuccerella)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Hojbjerg\u00a0 67m 42s\u00a0 (assist by Davies)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 James\u00a0 76m 52s\u00a0 (assist by Sterling)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kane\u00a0 90+5m 11s\u00a0 (assist by Perisic)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CARDS<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 James\u00a0 (foul on Son)\u00a0 42<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Conte<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 (confrontation with Tuchel)\u00a0 69<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mendy\u00a0 (time-wasting)\u00a0 62<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Tuchel<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 (confrontation with Conte)\u00a0 69<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Havertz\u00a0 (foul on Romero)\u00a0 86<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Tuchel (confrontation with Conte)\u00a0 90+8<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Conte\u00a0 (confrontation with Tuchel)\u00a0 90+8<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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CHELSEA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Edouard MENDY\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 1.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Hugo LLORIS (c)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Reece JAMES\u00a0 \"\" \u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 17.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Cristian ROMERO<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Tiago SILVA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 15.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Eric DIER<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kalidou KOULIBALY\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 33.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ben DAVIES\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0 Reuben LOFTUS-CHEEK<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 12.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0Emerson ROYAL<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 (\u00a0 27. <\/span>\u00a0 Lucas MOURA\u00a0 82)<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 N’Golo KANTE\u00a0 (\u00a0 23.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Conor GALLAGHER\u00a0 85) \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Rodrigo BENTACUR\u00a0 (\u00a0 38. <\/span>\u00a0 Yves BISSOUMA\u00a0 79) \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 JORGINHO\u00a0 (\u00a0 28.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 Cesar AZPILICUETA\u00a0 73) \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 5.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Pierre-Emile HOJBJERG\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Marc CUCCERELLA\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 19.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ryan SESSEGNON<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 9.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 RICHARLISON<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 57)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mason MOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 21.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Dejan KULUSEVSKI<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kai HAVERTZ\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 2.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Armando BROJA\u00a0 90) \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 7.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Heung-Min SON<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 (\u00a0 14. <\/span>\u00a0 Ivan PERISIC<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a079\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Raheem STERLING\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 (\u00a0 10.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Christian PUSILIC\u00a0 84) \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 10.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Harry KANE\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Substitutes<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSubstitutes<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kepa ARRIZABALAGA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n20.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Fraser FORSTER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 21.\u00a0 Ben CHILWELL<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Matt DOHERTY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 22.\u00a0 Hakim ZIYECH<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Davinson SANCHEZ<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 14.\u00a0 Trevoh CHALOBAH<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n25.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Japhet TANGANGA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 20.\u00a0 Callum HUDSON-ODOI<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 BRYAN Gil<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 = Assist\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 =\u00a0 Goal scored\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 =\u00a0 Own goal scored<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Manager : – Thomas Tuchel\u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nManager : –\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Antonio Conte\u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kit Supplier : – <\/span>Nike<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKit Supplier : – Nike<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt Sponsor : – 3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sponsor : – AIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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Shirt Sleeve Sponsor : – WhaleFin<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sleeve Sponsor : – cinch<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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Colours : –\u00a0 Blue shorts with white neck and light blue design in it, Blue shorts, White socks with one light blue band around shin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Colours : –\u00a0 White shirts with Navy blue and Volt yellow collar and cuffs, Navy blue shorts, Navy Blue socks<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MATCH REPORT<\/strong>
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With Chelsea hyping the game up in the build-up to the match, it was perhaps no surprise that temperatures ran high as the sun beat down producing temperatures in the mid 30s centigrade, reaching a boiling point at the end of the game with a late, late equaliser handing Tottenham a 2-2 draw and both managers involved in a spat just after the final whistle that earned them both red cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

A trip to Stamford Bridge is never something to look forward to.\u00a0 A crap away section, tucked away in a corner, surrounded by home fans and an unenviable record, despite the inevitable battle against 14 men with all the decisions going the home team’s way.\u00a0 Penalties, Silva falling over to get a Tottenham goal disallowed, the ball not crossing the line … need I go on ?\u00a0 Well, today was different.\u00a0 Not everything went the home team’s way, although they should have won this game at a canter, but missing glaringly good goal-scoring chances and not being able to cope with the very late charge that Spurs made in added time in the second half saw some of the pains of the past lifted as Conte’s side play with a new resolve and don’t give up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When the game started, an early free-kick given when Koulibaly went through the back of Kane was wasted, as Sonny floated it way over the bar.\u00a0 Spurs were pressing hard and won the ball for Kane to scoop a pass over the home defence, but Royal had to stretch to drag it into the middle and could only find Mendy\u2019s arms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With Chelsea having most of the possession, Spurs were unable to work their way out of their own half.\u00a0 Bentancur made a good run up the left wing, beating three men before his pass inside to Son got caught under the forward\u2019s feet.\u00a0 The home side broke forward, as Sterling took a pass into the right-hand channel in the box and back-heeled it to Havertz, whose shot across Lloris was touched just wide of the far post.\u00a0 When the corner came in, it was Koulibaly who was standing alone to hit the corner straight past Hugo on the volley from ten yards out at the far post to give the home team the lead.\u00a0 It was poor defending from Tottenham that he was given so much room, but very good technique for a defender to control the powerful volley the way he did.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A quick free-kick taken just inside the Spurs half sent Ryan Sessegnon away on the left, looking as though he may have been offside, but play went on and his low shot was smothered by Mendy and eventually came off Ryan for a goal-kick.\u00a0 Tottenham\u2019s passing was not quite finding the target and the ball kept coming back at the Spurs goal, with the same happening when we broke down Chelsea attacks.\u00a0 Another corner went to Koulibaly from a flick on and this time his falling volley was skied over the top.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After the drinks break Chelsea wanted a penalty when Sterling\u2019s shot was blocked by Hojbjerg, who had turned his back with the ball bouncing up, but he couldn\u2019t have had his arms closer to his body.\u00a0 Nothing was given, but a left-wing free-kick gave Chelsea the chance to put the ball into the danger zone, although it was well defended by Spurs. For all the possession and keeping Spurs pinned in our own half, the home side didn\u2019t have too many efforts on target.\u00a0 Mount bent one from 20 yards over the bar, just before he spat on Dier, which the Spurs defender accepted too readily as an accident.\u00a0 The heat that had built up during the day resulted in the play being undertaken at a slower pace than might have been usual, but when Spurs cleared a corner and Son looked to break quickly, he was hauled back, two handed by the shoulders as James was too slow to keep pace with him.\u00a0 Fouls like this are more than a yellow, which he did get waved at him, but worse, any advantage we had disappeared, and Chelsea won a corner from regaining possession. The tactic Tuchel employed was obvious, get three men around Son as quickly as possible and get Koulibaly to batter Kane.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jorginho floated a ball to the right in the box, but Loftus-Cheek missed his header, looking like he wasn\u2019t sure what to do in that position.\u00a0 Spurs held the ball in the Chelsea for a while for the first time and the half-time whistle saw the teams trudge off, with Spurs one goal behind, but having done a lot of chasing the ball. A couple of minutes into the second half Kane tried to find Son in the box with a pass to the left from infield just right of centre, but it pushed him too wide and he was unable to get any power behind his shot that the keeper saved easily.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kane was bundled off the ball from behind, with Taylor waving play on, while at the other end Loftus-Cheek went over under the same sort of challenge from Davies and got a free-kick.\u00a0 Only when Havertz pushed Sessegnon over near our own left corner flag did the linesman give a free-kick with no attempt made the get the ball.\u00a0 Mount\u2019s mis-hit cross was pushed over the bar by Lloris, as it looked like it was going to be one of those days when everything was going the wrong way.\u00a0 N\u2019Kante has both arms around Son\u2019s waist when the ball was played up to him, but, again, a bump on Mount gave Chelsea a free-kick.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Richarlison came on for Sessegnon to make his Spurs debut, but on the hour Loftus-Cheek made a run into the box from the right, but his shot was blocked a couple of times before Sterling took over and fired over the top from twelve yards out.\u00a0 Straight away, Hojbjerg played a straight pass down the middle and Kane broke past a square Chelsea defence.\u00a0 Through one-on-one with the keeper, he chose to shoot as he reached the 18-yard line and scuffed a right foot effort wide from just right of middle.\u00a0 It was a very good chance and unlike Harry not to make the keeper work to make a save at least.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spurs were now playing with Kane and Richarlison up top, with Son and Kulusevski behind them.\u00a0 In the 63rd m<\/span>inute, Tottenham won their first corner and it brought another straight away.\u00a0 The second went behind everyone moving into the six yard box and Chelsea broke away with Royal making a vital tackle on the opposite side of the pitch to where he should have been.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With a ball in the box being played out, Jorginho tried to be too clever and flicked the ball into Son\u2019s chest.\u00a0 The play moved on and Chelsea got a block to the ball that came out to Ben Davies just outside the D.\u00a0 He moved the ball on to his right and Hojbjerg struck it first time.\u00a0 The ball lacked a great deal of power, but it went past Mendy\u2019s dive to his left and inside the post to give Spurs an equaliser. Which the second half performance to that point deserved.\u00a0 It all kicked off on the side-lines again as Tuchel thought Havertz had been fouled before Tottenham moved forward, but Bentancur had got the ball first.\u00a0 Tuchel had confronted Conte and the coaching staff all got involved, ending with both managers getting a yellow card, with one each for the coaching staff.\u00a0 Chelsea were also claiming handball against Son, but with the ball having been played at him, it realistically couldn\u2019t have been given, but then you never know with referees.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Reece James out a ball in from the right that Romero couldn\u2019t touch as he was facing his own goa, but Havertz came in behind him and volleyed the ball wide from five yards out.\u00a0 Spurs got caught light on our left side, so when the ball came to Sterling in the middle, he laid it square for James to drill it over Lloris\u2019 dive to restore the home lead.\u00a0 It had come after two instances where Kulusevski had been knocked over in challenges that had won Chelsea free-kicks.\u00a0 It left Spurs exposed and in the end it was a fairly simple finish.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mount missed another good chance when Chelsea broke on Spurs pulling it wide of the near post on their left.\u00a0 For once, Kane\u2019s challenge on Gallagher didn\u2019t get given as a foul and from the centre-circle, he played a pass left to Richarlison, but it was too wide for him to do much with.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With six minutes added on, some of which was for Mendy\u2019s time-wasting, a Perisic long throw got a flick on by Dier at the near post, coming to Kane too quickly at the near post to do anything other than let it hit him.\u00a0 Spurs then won a corner when Bissouma had a shot that was deflected over.\u00a0 When it came in, it was headed at goal by Dier, forcing Mendy to tip the ball over the top.\u00a0 There followed a lot of pushing and shoving as Romero had pulled Cucerella\u2019s voluminous hair, but nothing was given and when the next corner was played into the box from our right wing, three Spurs players went for it, with no blue shirt challenging, so Kane glanced his header inside the far post to grab an equaliser.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Conte\u2019s celebrations were subdued considering the way things had gone, in stark contrast to Tuchel\u2019s provocative run in front of him when Chelsea for their second.\u00a0 There was little time for much lese to happen before the referee blew his whistle to end the game, but still plenty of time to see it all start again after that.\u00a0 Conte went to shake Tuchel\u2019s hand, but the German failed to let go as the Spurs manager went to move to the Spurs fans and pulled Conte round, with a number of players and coaches piling in.\u00a0 Taylor, who hadn\u2019t the faintest idea of what went on waved the red card at both managers and the two sets of players managed to get off without any other trouble, but it was clear to see who was the aggressor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Chelsea manager’s lack of class even surfaced in a post-match interview, where he became the latest in a long line of manager to criticise decisions that he gone against him and another foreign manager who thinks he can dictate more than the game itself, by suggesting that Taylor should never officiate at a Chelsea match again.\u00a0 Admittedly, the referee has had finer moments, but Bentancur clearly got a foot to the ball before Havertz fell to ground (not for the first time in the match).\u00a0 Tuchel was happy enough to take the decisions when their players were given the benefit after pushing Spurs players to the turf, but obviously, he is unable to accept it when it goes against his team.\u00a0 Treading the same path as Wenger and Mourinho before him, he had told the referee how to run the game days before kick-off, but ended up hung with his own rope.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Having already been booked, he left his technical area to race along the touchline past Conte when Chelsea took a 2-1 lead.\u00a0 Having already been shown a yellow card, such a transgression in leaving his technical area was raised on Sky, pointing out that it was another yellow card offence, so should have brought a red.\u00a0 However, it he had been dismissed at that point, he wouldn’t have made the catastrophic substitutions that helped swing the game in Tottenham’s favour.\u00a0 Managing his temper is as poor as his game management ability it would seem.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, the VAR team (including Mike Dean) looked at the hair-pull incident, but, as far as we are aware (and nobody tells us), there was no review when Cucerella dug his blades into Cuti’s knee early in the match.\u00a0 It is the sort of game that our central defender will revel in and we may have to expect that there could be red cards along the way, as he does not hold back in the manner that he plays the game.\u00a0 With tackles flying in and the referees letting stuff go (too much and too inconsistently for my liking), it plays to his strengths and it is so ironic that Chelsea didn’t like it when he started giving them some ‘dark arts’ back.\u00a0 Havertz tried to rile him by hitting him with some late challenges, but people will have to learn that those tactics only make him stronger.\u00a0 Yes he reacted to one, but it was Havertz who put his head in.\u00a0 So, when Harry nodded in the equaliser, Romero’s celebration in the face of James is worth so much more to him when he has been the victim of a wind-up campaign.\u00a0 Last season’s mocking of Maguire lost its impact when Ronaldo won the game for United on his own, but even though it was only a point, it felt much more than that after the way Tuchel had shown he lacks any class (he will probably be a legend at Chelsea because of that, which is in keeping with the club’s traditions).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While Tottenham were pretty poor in the first half, there was a renewed vigour about them in the second half and the substitutions Conte made were much more effective than his counterpart.\u00a0 While Tuchel was praised for his tactics in overseeing a first half domination, noting was said about the inability of his side to finish the game off or perform the game management needed to see out a win.\u00a0 Conte’s team is one of a group of fighters and while a last minute goal is always celebrated with great joy, the togetherness came through as much as anything, with Bissouma reserving time to show the cameras how much it meant.\u00a0 Few Spurs players came out of the first half with much credit, but Pierre Hojbjerg became a growing influence on the match and Kane was assisted by the fresh legs of Richarlison, giving the tiring Chelsea defence less time on the ball and more questions to answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Much is made about Tottenham’s record against Chelsea, but there is little to link what happened 30 years ago to what happened today.\u00a0 The pundits who carp on about it fail to mention that Chelsea don’t play like this against anyone else with the chip on their shoulder weighing heavily in having to prove that they are any good.\u00a0 It results in the Battle of the Bridge and while this wasn’t quite the sequel, the way that the home side are wound up eventually worked in Tottenham’s favour, as they lost their composure and two points.\u00a0 The result is again an improvement on last season’s result (coming after a win over South Coast Big Club that had been a loss last season).\u00a0 It is not just the bettering of last season’s results that is impressive, but also the team’s recovery in adversity after being behind in both games and the resolve to battle to the very end.\u00a0 Tuchel said that Chelsea were the better team over 90 minutes, but over 101 minutes, that didn’t prove to be the case.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

COYS !<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tony (Enfield)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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MATCH NOTES<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richarlison makes his Spurs debut as a substitute.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Davies makes his 250th Premier League appearance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Cucerella makes his Chelsea debut.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OTHER RESULTS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aston Villa<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nEverton<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNewcash United<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woolwich Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLeicester City<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mancashter City<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAFC Bournemouth<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Coast Big Club<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLeeds United<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFulham<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brentford<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMancashter United<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWest Ham United London<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liverpool<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span>Crystal Palace<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nPremier League Table 2022-23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPlayed<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWon<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDrawn<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLost<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFor<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAgainst<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nGoal difference<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMancashter City<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWoolwich Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBrentford<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTottenham Hotspur<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNewcash United<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLeeds United<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nChelsea<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBrighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAston Villa<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNottingham Forest<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAFC Bournemouth<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLiverpool<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFulham<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWolverhampton Wanderers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLeicester City<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Coast Big Club<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nEverton<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWest Ham United London<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMancashter United<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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