English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 22, 2020
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Chelsea LDWDL 2
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Match Report

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Premier League admit VAR mistake over Lo Celso red card as Chelsea beat Tottenham

Goals from Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso either side of half time earned Chelsea a crucial 2-1 victory over top-four rivals Tottenham.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
3
50.9
Possession
49.1
5
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
471
Accurate Passes
455
572
Passes
551
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
14
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
62
23
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
15
24
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
15
15
Effective Clearances
13
15
Clearances
13

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Wilfredo CaballeroG
  2. 4Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 5JorginhoCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 8Ross BarkleyCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Tammy AbrahamSUB
  2. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  3. 10WillianSUB
  4. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB
  5. 15Kurt ZoumaSUB
  6. 47Billy GilmourSUB
  7. 33EmersonSUB

TOT · 5-4-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 4Toby AlderweireldCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 6Davinson SánchezCD-R
  5. 33Ben DaviesLB
  6. 39Japhet TangangaRB
  7. 8Harry WinksCM-L
  8. 28Tanguy NdombeleCM-R
  9. 27Lucas MouraLM
  10. 18Giovani Lo CelsoRM
  11. 23Steven BergwijnF

Substitutes

  1. 15Eric DierSUB
  2. 30Gedson FernandesSUB
  3. 22Paulo GazzanigaSUB
  4. 24Sèrge AurierSUB
  5. 20Dele AlliSUB
  6. 11Erik LamelaSUB
  7. 29Oliver SkippSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Chelsea 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 16' VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Olivier Giroud).
  3. 23' Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  5. 52' VAR Decision: No card change Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
  6. 63' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
  7. 65' Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud.
  9. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Ross Barkley.
  10. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  11. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Serge Aurier replaces Toby Alderweireld.
  12. 81' Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 89' Own Goal by Antonio Rüdiger, Chelsea. Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

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