Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur

6': Dejan Kulusevski
33': Cristian Romero
55': Destiny Udogie

FT
1 - 4

Chelsea

35': Cole Palmer (P)
75': Nicolas Jackson
90'+4': Nicolas Jackson
90'+7': Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea beat Tottenham in chaotic Pochettino return

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Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League table were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they went down 4-1 at home to Chelsea on Monday in a frenetic London derby that they finished with nine men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
2': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
3': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
3': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr with a through ball.
6': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 0. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
7': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
9': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
9': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
11': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
12': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
12': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
13': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
17': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
17': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
18': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
18': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
20': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
21': Hand ball by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
21': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
21': Delay in match because of an injury Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Chelsea.
24': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
24': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
26': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
26': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
27': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
27': Penalty Chelsea. Enzo Fernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
27': Penalty conceded by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
33': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the red card.
34': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier replaces Brennan Johnson.
35': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
36': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
36': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
36': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
42': Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces James Maddison because of an injury.
45'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Micky van de Ven because of an injury.
45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Eric Dier.
45'+5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Eric Dier.
45'+5': Offside, Chelsea. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Levi Colwill is caught offside.
45'+9': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
45'+9': Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+10': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+10': Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
45'+10': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
45'+13': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 1.
45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 1.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Levi Colwill.
47': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
49': Offside, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher tries a through ball, but Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
51': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
53': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
54': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
54': Attempt blocked. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
54': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
54': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Second yellow card to Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) for a bad foul.
56': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from very close range is blocked.
56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
57': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer tries a through ball, but Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Enzo Fernández because of an injury.
58': Offside, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
60': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Pape Matar Sarr.
62': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
62': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
64': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
67': Offside, Chelsea. Axel Disasi tries a through ball, but Mykhailo Mudryk is caught offside.
68': Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a through ball.
68': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer tries a through ball, but Reece James is caught offside.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
71': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
72': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
73': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 2. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
78': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
78': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur tries a through ball, but Eric Dier is caught offside.
81': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
82': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
84': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
85': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
86': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
86': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a set piece situation.
87': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
89': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
89': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur).
90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Raheem Sterling.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
90'+3': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
90'+3': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
90'+4': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 3. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
90'+4': Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
90'+5': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur tries a through ball, but Eric Dier is caught offside.
90'+7': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 4. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 4.
0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 4.

Statistics

CHE		TOT
21	Fouls	12
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	2
7	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	3
61.3	Possession	38.7
17	SHOTS	8
8	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.6
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
436	Accurate Passes	252
502	Passes	317
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	9
0.1	Cross %	0.4
58	Long Balls	35
35	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	24
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	12
8	Effective Clearances	21
8	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,726

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	35	+57	80
2	Manchester City	34	+50	79
3	Liverpool	35	+41	75
4	Aston Villa	35	+21	67

Full Table

Line-Ups

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37	Micky van de Ven
17	Cristian Romero
38	Destiny Udogie
23	Pedro Porro
10	James Maddison
8	Yves Bissouma
29	Pape Matar Sarr
7	Son Heung-Min
22	Brennan Johnson
21	Dejan Kulusevski

Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:

Giovani Lo Celso, Bryan Gil, Eric Dier, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Fraser Forster, Oliver Skipp, Richarlison, Emerson Royal, Rodrigo Bentancur.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
2	Axel Disasi
26	Levi Colwill
24	Reece James
23	Conor Gallagher
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
15	Nicolas Jackson
7	Raheem Sterling
20	Cole Palmer

Chelsea Substitutes:

Ian Maatsen, Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, Mykhailo Mudryk, Deivid Washington, Djordje Petrovic, Lesley Ugochukwu, Noni Madueke, Benoit Badiashile.

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