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Not many who arrived at White Hart Lane this evening would have been expecting to go home having witnessed a 5-3 thriller, especially after Chelsea went a goal up.
But Jose Mourinho's team put in their worst performance of the season and Spurs capitalised on the chances they did create.
Harry Kane continued to prove he is fast becoming one of the best strikers in the Premier League, never giving John Terry and Gary Cahill a seconds rest and scoring two fantastic goals; the English youngster set the tone for a Tottenham performance full of energy and running.
For Chelsea Cesc Fabregas put in his worst performance in Blue while Diego Costa, Oscar and Willian failed to have any attacking impact. Eden Hazard was Chelsea's biggest threat, but he was starved of possession in dangerous areas.
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Show all 23 1 /23Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Hugo Lloris Didn't have a chance with any of the goals and produced a fantastic save from Azpilicueta to keep the score at 4-2 - marshalled his defence well and was confident with the high ball. 8/10
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Kyle Walker Had a really rough afternoon. Terrible in possession, giving the ball away on numerous occasions, and struggled with the potent threat of Eden Hazard. 4
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Federico Fazio A costly error to give the ball away in the build-up to the second goal but stood up well to the physical challenge Costa posed. 6
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Jan Vertonghen Classy in possession and never out of control, Vertonghen produced one of his best displays of the season - the partnership with Fazio has become a real strength for Pochettino. 8
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Danny Rose Showed fantastic desire to score the second goal, bursting forward to bury the rebound. Was beaten all ends up for the Chelsea opener but grew in confidence. 7
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Ryan Mason Picked up an injury early on and lasted just 10 minutes. N/A
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Nabil Bentaleb Hassled and harried the Chelsea midfielders all evening, and showed class on the ball. An excellent, understated performance. 8
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Andros Townsend Did his defensive work well but didn't offer much threat going forward, though his penalty was superb. 7
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Christian Eriksen Drifts in and out of games but has genuine class when given the time and space to show it off; might be a luxury player but Spurs can afford it because of Harry Kane's work rate. 8
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Nacer Chadli A goal and an assist for the winger who worked hard and made the right decisions when presented with the opportunity. 8
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Harry Kane An absolutely brilliant performance from a player who now has a legitimate claim to be one of the best strikers in the Premier League. Terry and Cahill will not have a harder game this season. 9
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings From the bench: Mousa Dembele An excellent performance even if it took him three minutes to get his boots on. Like Bentaleb, he never gave the Chelsea midfield time to play. 8
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Thibaut Courtois Didn't have much chance with any of the goals, his performance will be the least of Mourinho's concerns. 6
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Branislav Ivanovic Didn't do a lot wrong individually but was far from his best, and offered nothing like his usual threat going forward. 5
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Gary Cahill Showed a complete lack of awareness to give away a penalty, when Kane stole in from behind him. Poor all game. 3
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings John Terry Like Ivanovic didn't do much wrong individually, but as leader of a team that shipped five goals he is far from blameless. 5
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Cesar Azpilicueta Gave the ball away in the build up to the Rose goal and wasn't his usual assured self. 4
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Nemanja Matic Struggled to have his usual impact, due to the brilliant work of the Spurs midfield. Kane turned him too easily for the third as well. 5
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Cesc Fabregas Quite simply his worst performance in a Chelsea shirt, despite providing another assist. 3
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Willian Did his usual running but never made a meaningful contribution in the attacking third. 4
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Oscar Provided the assist for Costa's goal with a mis-hit shot of his own, but was hauled off at half-time by Mourinho after a poor 45 minutes. 4
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Eden Hazard Chelsea's best attacker, but was starved of decent possession and was rarely given the ball in dangerous areas. 6
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Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 player ratings Diego Costa Started well but was marked out of the game by the two Spurs defenders. Scored again but did little else. 4
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