{"id":17083,"date":"2023-11-06T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=17083"},"modified":"2024-01-14T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T12:06:00","slug":"nut061123","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/nut061123\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea (Home) 06.11.2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span>\u00a0 1\u00a0 (2)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCHELSEA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 4\u00a0 (1)<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date : –\u00a0 Monday 6th November 2023<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKick off : –\u00a0 20.00<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Competition : –\u00a0 Premier League<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVenue : –\u00a0 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crowd : –\u00a0 61,726<\/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 Michael Oliver (Durham)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLinesmen : – Mr. Stuart Burt; Mr. Dan Cook<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fourth official : – Thomas Bramall<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VAR official : – John Brooks<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVAR Assistant : – Dan Robathan<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weather : –\u00a0 Chilly, dry<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spurs kicked off the first half attacking the Park Lane end<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playing time : –\u00a0 \u00a090 + 21 minutes<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCHELSEA<\/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 Kulusevski\u00a0 05m 23s<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Palmer (p)\u00a0 34m 06s<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Jackson\u00a0 74m 04s<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Jackson\u00a0 90+3m 27s<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Jackson\u00a0 90+6m 57s<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CARDS<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Udogie\u00a0 (foul on Sterling)\u00a0 18<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Jackson\u00a0 (foul on Sarr)\u00a0 45+10<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Postecoglu\u00a0 (dissent)\u00a0 41<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Colwill\u00a0 (pushing Sarr)\u00a0 45+10<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n\u00a0 Sarr\u00a0 (defending himself against a push by Colwill)\u00a0 45+10<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Gusto<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 (kicking ball away)\u00a0 86<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mudryk\u00a0 (foul on Vicario)\u00a0 89<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ugochuckwo\u00a0 (foul on Bissouma)\u00a0 90+4<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Romero\u00a0 (foul on Fernandez)\u00a0 34<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Udogie\u00a0 (second yellow; foul on Sterling)\u00a0 55<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCHELSEA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Guglielmo VICARIO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 1.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Robert SANCHEZ<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Pedro PORRO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		\u00a0 Reece JAMES\u00a0 (c)\u00a0 (\u00a0 27.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Malo GUSTO\u00a0 \"\") \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Micky van de VEN<\/strong>\u00a0 (\u00a0 5. <\/span>\u00a0 Pierre-Emile HOJBJERG 45+1)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 2.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Axel DIASI<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Cristian ROMERO\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 6.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Thiago SILVA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 Destiny UDOGIE\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 26.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Levi COLWILL\u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 (\u00a0 3.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Marc CUCURELLA\u00a0 46)<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 Yves BISSOUMA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 25.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Moises CAICEDO<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Pape Matar SARR\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> (\u00a0 30. <\/span>\u00a0 Rodrigo BENTANCUR\u00a0 61)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 8.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Enzo FERNANDEZ\u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 (\u00a0 10.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Mykhailo MUDRYK\u00a0 58)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 Dejan KULUSEVSKI \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 (\u00a0 4. <\/span>\u00a0 Oliver SKIPP\u00a0 61)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 20.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Cole PALMER\u00a0 \"\" (p)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 James MADDISON <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(\u00a0 12. <\/span>\u00a0 Emerson ROYAL\u00a0 45+1)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 23.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Conor GALLAGHER<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Brennan JOHNSON (\u00a0 15. <\/span>\u00a0 Eric DIER\u00a0 34)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 7.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Raheem STERLING\u00a0 \u00a0 (\u00a0 16.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Lesley UGOCHUKWU\u00a0 90+1\u00a0 \"\") \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 Heung-Min SON\u00a0 (c)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n 15.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Nicholas JACKSON\u00a0 \"\" \"\" \"\"\u00a0 \"\" \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/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
20.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Fraser FORSTER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n28.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Djordje PETROVIC<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 RICHARLISON<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Benoit BADIASHILE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Giovani Lo CELSO<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n11.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Noni MADUEKE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Bryan GIL<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 29.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ian MAATSEN<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n 36.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Delvid WASHNGTON<\/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\n
Manager : –\u00a0<\/span> Ange Postecoglou\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nManager : –\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Mauricio Pochettino<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kit Supplier : – Nike<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKit Supplier : –\u00a0<\/span> Nike<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt Sponsor : – AIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sponsor : – Infinite Athlete<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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Images of kits courtesy of the marvellous Colours of Football<\/a> website<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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MATCH REPORT<\/strong>
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Spurs lost their unbeaten league record despite a valiant effort against the 12 men in blue of Chelsea.\u00a0 Oh, sorry.\u00a0 That should be the eleven men of Chelsea in blue and one in black, as Michael Oliver and VAR gave a performance worthy of Twattenberk in the Battle of The Bridge, showing a stunning inability to apply the laws of the game equitably.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4-1 is a joke of a score-line and it might have been a funny one for the followers of the Pensioners, but it was a sick on for Spurs fans, who showed themselves to be more “supporters” than their opposite numbers, who would have been long gone had the game gone against them.\u00a0 The game is about fine margins and with VAR, that is magnified 100 times.\u00a0 21 minutes of added time mainly because Tottenham were a victim of the Woolwich Wanderers game on Saturday, when the South Londoners were outraged that everything went against them when VAR was involved (apart from Havertz not getting sent off).\u00a0 Therefore, most controversial moments were forensically examined to the nth degree, but surprisingly, some seemed to be glossed over very quickly when they were examining issues involving Chelsea players.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is easy to criticise referees, so here goes.\u00a0 When Pape Matar Sarr ran the ball away after a Chelsea attack broke down in the tenth minute of first half stoppage time, Jackson cynically pulled him back and Spurs were given a free-kick.\u00a0 Sarr had the ball in his hands and Colwill, who frankly should have been booked before this incident, tried to wrestle the ball from him and there was pushing and shoving that saw a number of other players involved.\u00a0 And this is where referees let themselves down by taking the easy option.\u00a0 Jackson was booked for the initial foul and then Oliver booked Sarr and Colwill, when the Chelsea defender was the one making all the aggressive moves and Sarr was only defending himself against the pushing that Colwill was doing.\u00a0 The fact that he was substituted at half-time spoke volumes for what the Chelsea coaching staff imagined would have happened had he stayed on.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The whole spectre of VAR hangs over the game these days, with nothing being relayed to the fans about what is going on.\u00a0 With three things involved in Newcash’s goal on Saturday, so were there in the goal that got Chelsea back into the match.\u00a0 An offside, a penalty and a sending off that changed the game in the visitors’ favour.\u00a0 When Caicedo drove the ball in low to Vicario’s right from outside the box, the clock had just ticked over to 27.00.\u00a0 By the time the people who are supposed to be controlling the game, the clock showed 32.06 and the goal was ruled out as Jackson had blocked Guglielmo’s view standing in an offside position, a penalty was given to them and Romero shown a red card.\u00a0 His tackle had won the ball, but like Curtis Jones, his follow-through caught Fernandez on the shin.\u00a0 The old adage of having played the ball first no longer applies these days and unlike Jones, Cristian’s tackle hadn’t gone over the ball.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But there were other incidents, like the last minute foul by Mudryk on Vicario.\u00a0 Chasing a long ball through that Vic was always going to get to first, the Ukrainian knew exactly what he was doing in planting his studs into the Spurs keeper’s knee when he came out of his box to clear.\u00a0 No different to Romero’s red card, except he got nowhere near the ball.\u00a0 Late in added time at the end of the match, the ball looped up in the air and Emerson Royal went to head it.\u00a0 Cole Palmer, a player whose attitude fits the Chelsea template very comfortably, barged straight into his back with Emerson in mid-air.\u00a0 Not serious play, but a snide foul that deserved a yellow and this was the typical foul committed by their players from the off that, had Oliver possessed the balls to deal with instead of it being “too early in the game”, could have been avoided.\u00a0 By allowing bad fouls from behind on Son and Maddison by Fernandez (looking worse than Udogie’s second yellow), along with persistent fouling by Gallagher and Sterling in the opening part of the match, it set the mood for what they could get away with.\u00a0 It doesn’t matter when it happens or where in the pitch, a bookable offence is a bookable offence and while this ref is supposed to be one of the best we have, on this showing, that clearly needs to be reviewed … and I don’t mean by VAR.\u00a0 His inconsistency in decision making and lack of control over the game was, as Arteta might put it, “an embarrassment”.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Up to the point that Chelsea had the numerical advantage player-wise, they had looked the side who for months have been decidedly less than average.\u00a0 Spurs were one up early on, with Kulusevski’s shot, coming in from the right, deflecting off Colwill’s arse to beat Sanchez and were easing their way around the Chelsea midfield with little resistance.\u00a0 When Chelsea had possession, they didn’t for long, with long passes going through to Vicario or off the side-lines for a throw to Spurs.\u00a0 Porro forced the keeper into a save, with Spurs getting the ball in the net in the 13th minute at the end of a beautiful move.\u00a0 Similar to the move that brought our second goal at Palace, we moved it from right across to the left and Brennan Johnson played the ball across the box for Son to finish past Sanchez from close range, getting in ahead of Diasi.\u00a0 It took a long time for VAR to check, so it must have been close, but it went against Tottenham.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then a VAR check went for Spurs when Chelsea played a ball out of defence and Udogie flew in to win the ball, but caught Sterling and was shown the yellow card.\u00a0 A check for serious foul play upheld the referee’s decision.\u00a0 \u00a0The next VAR decision came four minutes later when Chelsea broke away, Sterling stumbled through a couple of challenges in the box and forced the ball somehow past Vic at the near post.\u00a0 Those faceless officials in Stockley Park watched the action time and time again before deciding that there was a hand involved and ruled the goal out.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then, in the 27th minute all hell broke loose.\u00a0 Sterling burst into the box and went down as van de Ven approached him, not going anywhere near him, Romero went into a tackle with Fernandez and the ball went loose to Caicedo who scored from 20 yards.\u00a0 Then came the review.\u00a0 The goal ruled out for offside, a foul on Fernandez earning a penalty and the red card reducing Spurs to ten men.\u00a0 The spot kick was converted and it was going to be uphill from there.\u00a0 Dier came on with Johnson sacrificed and the defender made a couple of early interceptions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

VAR ruled Sterling offside when he played the ball in for Jackson to score, then a yellow was shown to Ange for some reason, presumably a comment to the fourth official.\u00a0 Things went from bad to worse a minute into added time when Micky ran back to cover a run from Jackson and pulled up clutching his hamstring.\u00a0 At the same time Maddison had gone down in the Chelsea box as he tried to get on the end of a pass from Destiny, but looked as though he twisted an ankle.\u00a0 It meant a double change, with Royal and Hojberg coming on.\u00a0 The stoppages had totted up to 12 extra minutes.\u00a0 Vicario made a good stop diving forward to push out a low ball in from the right wing, having made fine save down to his left as Jackson tried to curl an effort around him, the melee around the same forward’s foul on Sarr kicked off and as Udogie went for a ball along our left wing in the Chelsea half, James flung an arm that caught him in the face.\u00a0 VAR quickly decided that there was nothing doing and as the referee was so far behind play, there wasn’t even a booking.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then the respite of half-time came, with some relief in Gareth Bale being interviewed during the break.\u00a0 Chelsea’s change signified their worry about the approach Colwill was taking, with Tottenham facing a tough 45 minutes.\u00a0 Ten minutes later it got even harder when Destiny lost control of the ball and in trying to retrieve it, he caught Sterling.\u00a0 In the context of early fouls in the match it was nothing worse, but having already received a yellow, Oliver decided it needed another, so off he went.\u00a0 From the free-kick, Jackson won a header at goal and Hojbjerg did really well to head the ball off the line and up and over the bar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Vicario was having an outstanding math and when Jackson went through, he stuck out his left foot to keep it out and then Palmer followed up with a shot that Vic had recovered his position to keep that out, with a late flag for offside being raised.\u00a0 Sarr and Kulusevski were replaced by Skipp and Bentancur, as they had put in a lot of effort.\u00a0 With Tottenham playing a high line there was a big reliance on Guglielmo playing as a sweeper-keeper, which he did no quite a few occasions with great tackling efficiency.\u00a0 He also used every part of his body to keep Chelsea out, stopping Cucurella when he was clean through by taking on in the face.\u00a0 When Porro was fouled by the obnoxious hairy Chelsea defender, he was then subjected to abuse from him while putting his hand over his mouth.\u00a0 A coward on a lot of levels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With 15 minutes left, a Sterling break provided a square ball across for Jackson to shoot past Vicario from close range.\u00a0 It looked like Spurs had pulled level three minutes later when Porro’s free-kick from out on the left was headed on by Bentancur and Eric Dier scored a ‘worldie’, crashing home a volley at the far post. More hanging about as VAR worked out who headed the ball first, Bentancur or a defender, to decide Dier was offside.\u00a0 Another free-kick from the same position fizzed across the box and Rodrigo crept in behind the Chelsea defence to throw himself at the ball, but just failed to make contact with it.\u00a0 Vicario needed a lot of attention after Mudryk fouled him so late, it was nearly after midnight, which was about the time this match was going to end.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spurs were still pushing on to the Chelsea goal, with Dier winning a header to a free-kick to put it back into the middle but it dropped to a blue shirt and not one of the fewer white ones.\u00a0 Spurs came even closer when Bissouma won the ball off Ugochukwo (who then brought Biss down) and Skipp played the loose ball forward to Son immediately.\u00a0 Up against Silva and Diasi he ran at them, took the ball to the left of centre and from just inside the box hit a left-footed effort low to Sanchez’ left, but the shot lacked a lot of power which allowed the keeper to get down to it and save.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was the last chance we had, as from that the Pensioners broke forward and this time it was Gallagher who squared for Jackson to score.\u00a0 In the 97th minute Palmer played the ball through for the forward to complete a hat-trick from eight yards out.\u00a0 Even though Sky acted like sheep in giving him the Man of the Match award, it was telling that in the dying embers of the game, Mudryk pulled the ball back for him to have a shot, this time a bit further out and with people in front of him and he skied it high into the North Stand.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have never heard what came from the Spurs crowd in the final 24 minutes of the match.\u00a0 With the team heading for defeat, when the fourth Chelsea goal went in, the Tottenham section of the crowd stood and applauded their team.\u00a0 Now, in previous years, with such a score-line, there would be a chorus of boos and a quick exit by many supporters.\u00a0 That is what Postecoglou has done at the club.\u00a0 A team ethic of hard work and attacking play.\u00a0 A feeling of togetherness that a club like Chelsea and their glory-hunting “fans” will never know or comprehend. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In adversity the club has come together and although it was the first set-back, it was n reaction that was out of the ordinary and will see things accepted in a more positive fashion in the future.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Three points lost, but Chelsea won’t often get to play nine men, so might find coming matches a little more difficult.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sterling Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  • There was a minute’s silence ahead of Remembrance Day, for those who lost their live in wars.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Spurs had two players sent off in the same match for the first time since 4th May 2019 in an away game at Bournemouth (Son and Foyth).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The ball was in play for only 45% of the match – the lowest in the Premier League for two years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OTHER RESULTS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMancashter <\/span><\/strong>United<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Brentford<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWest Ham United London<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Burnley<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Everton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBrighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Luton Town<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLiverpool<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mancashter City<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAFC Bournemouth<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sheffield United<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Newcash United<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWoolwich Wanderers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAston Villa<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


    \nPremier League Table 2023-24<\/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<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+20<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTottenham Hotspur<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLiverpool<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWoolwich Wanderers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAston Villa<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNewcash United<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+16<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBrighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/strong>
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n    		18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMancashter United<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBrentford<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nChelsea<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n+5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWest Ham United London<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    13<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNottingham Forest<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    15<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFulham<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-8<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    16<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nEverton<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    17<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLuton Town<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAFC Bournemouth<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong>
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n    		7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-18<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    19<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBurnley<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-19<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    20<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSheffield United<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n-21<\/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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