Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, score and reaction as Nicolas Jackson goal seals win
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham: Mauricio Pochettino handed his former team a damaging defeat as the Blues improved their own hopes of qualifying for Europe
Tottenham’s Champions League hopes were dealt a damaging blow as they fell to a 2-0 Premier League defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Ange Postecoglou’s side were left trailing fourth-placed Aston Villa by seven points and now have just a single game in hand, as goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson saw Mauricio Pochettino emerge victorious against his former club to enhance his team’s own chances of qualifying for Europe.
This was far from Spurs at their fluid, swashbuckling best, and rarely did they put serious pressure on a Chelsea backline that had already posted the club’s worst league defensive record in more than 30 years.
Full-time! Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
97 mins: Chelsea move up to eighth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Tottenham, who have seen their Champions League hopes quickly fall away.
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
94 mins: Jackson gets a huge standing ovation as he celebrates his fourth goal of the season against Tottenham, only Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink has more against Tottenham in a single season. Jimi Tauriainen comes on for his Premier League debut.
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
90 min: Bentancur has had two chances in a couple of minutes. He dribbles a shot into the gloves of Petrovic and then waits for the final moments to shoot but takes too long and wastes the chance.
Lo Celso also tries to dagger a shot into the corner but is blocked along the way, while Maddison’s effort clips of a Chelsea player and out for a corner.
That is the best flurry of shots they have had all game, as the Spurs’ fans filter out the stadium with six minutes added time.
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
85 min: Chelsea have made two subs since the goal, Mudryk came off for Casadei moments after Jackson’s strike.
While the Chelsea victory has been slightly tainted as Gilchrist has gone off injured and is replaced by Josh Acheampong to make his debut, three days shy of his 18th birthday.
Tottenham also see Emerson come off for Lo Celso with five minutes left.
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
81 min: Madueke does well to just marshal the ball out of play with pressure from Gil. It has been a poor showing from Spurs tonight who have offered little with the ball, and have seen their Champions League hopes fade in front of their eyes. Petrovic has had barely any saves to make and he gets a drink of water while Gilchrist gets treated on the turf.
Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
78 min: Johnson has now come off for Bryan Gil. The Welshman was positive for Tottenham but couldn’t really marry his positivity with a clinical edge. Just after Jackson’s goal he arrived at the back post but could only hit it into the side netting.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham (Jackson, 72)
72 mins: Jackson doubles the lead with a fabulous header!
He loves to face Tottenham and he was the quickest thinker on the pitch after Palmer smashed the crossbar from a free-kick.
The Chelsea striker reacted to the ball hitting the woodwork and manoeuvered his body well to direct his header goalwards, with Vicario nowhere to be seen. It is a vital goal on the night with Spurs building moment.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
67 mins: The first yellow card of the night goes to Van de Ven, who tries to make up for his own mistake by dragging down Jackson. The defender took too long on the edge of the box and Jackson snatched it off him and raced way before getting taken down just before he entered the Spurs’ half.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
63 mins: Despite the strong 20 minutes after the break, Postecoglou makes a triple change. Bentancur comes on for Sarr, who had attempted an overhead kick in his final moments on the pitch.
Joining the Uruguayan on the pitch are James Maddison and Hojbjerg, who replace Richarlison and Bissouma. The pair had a quiet evening, and Hojbjerg had already tried his luck from distance. Maybe that is what Postecoglou has said to his replacements.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
62 mins: Chalobah gifts the ball to Tottenham and they camp outside of Chelsea’s box for almost a minute, just waiting for an opening. It didn’t come and Spurs didn’t manage to create a shooting chance and Chelsea hacked it away.
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