English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 22, 2019
Chelsea LWLWL 2
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Tottenham Hotspur WLWLW 0
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Match Report

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Chelsea win at Tottenham marred as Rudiger suffers racist abuse

Chelsea's 2-0 away win against Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday was marred by reports of a racist incident aimed at Antonio Rudiger.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
55.5
Possession
44.5
13
SHOTS
5
3
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
467
Accurate Passes
356
571
Passes
455
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
19
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.1
73
Long Balls
55
38
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
12
15
Effective Clearances
20
15
Clearances
20

Head to Head

TOT leads series 3-2

Lineups

TOT · 4-3-3

  1. 22Paulo GazzanigaG
  2. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-L
  3. 6Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 24Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 15Eric DierCM
  7. 20Dele AlliLM
  8. 17Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinLF
  11. 27Lucas MouraRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Michel VormSUB
  2. 28Tanguy NdombeleSUB
  3. 8Harry WinksSUB
  4. 18Giovani Lo CelsoSUB
  5. 23Christian EriksenSUB
  6. 3Danny RoseSUB
  7. 21Juan FoythSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 15Kurt ZoumaCD
  3. 29Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 10WillianCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5JorginhoSUB
  2. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  3. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  4. 4Andreas ChristensenSUB
  5. 24Reece JamesSUB
  6. 22Christian PulisicSUB
  7. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Chelsea 1. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a corner.
  2. 31' Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 43' Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 43' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+2' VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
  6. 45'+3' Paulo Gazzaniga (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+4' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Chelsea 2. Willian (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen replaces Eric Dier.
  9. 58' Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 61' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  11. 62' Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  12. 67' Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  13. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  14. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Danny Rose replaces Jan Vertonghen.
  15. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Lucas Moura.
  16. 78' Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Tammy Abraham because of an injury.
  18. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces César Azpilicueta because of an injury.
  19. 86' VAR Decision: No Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.

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