Tottenham vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Harry Kane and Oliver Skipp goals
Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea: Graham Potter’s side failed to score for a third straight game and are now winless in six as Skipp and Kane struck in the second half
Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday with second-half goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane keeping Spurs in the hunt for a top-four finish and extending the Blues’ miserable run under coach Graham Potter.
Seconds after the break, Skipp picked up a clearance by Chelsea’s British record signing Enzo Fernandez and fired in from more than 20 yards, his shot going in off the bar after Kepa Arrizabalaga could not get enough of a hand on it.
Kane secured the three points for Spurs when he pounced at the far post after a corner by Son Heung-min was flicked on by Eric Dier in the 82nd minute.
Chelsea, who failed to score for fourth time in five league games despite spending around 300 million pounds ($358 million)on players in January alone, failed to create any clear-cut chances to get themselves back into the game.
The win - the first for the hosts in nine league games against Chelsea - kept Spurs fourth in the table, four points ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle United who have played two games less.
Chelsea sit in 10th position, 14 points behind Spurs. Potter’s side have now won only two games in their last 15 in all competitions.
Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea
6 mins: Nearly! Chelsea are getting stuck into the game early on here. Ruben Loftus-Cheek carries the ball into the final third before sliding it across to Enzo Fernandez as Spurs drop off and sit in.
Fernandez flicks the ball into the box as Joao Felix storms in behind from the right. He lunges towards the dropping ball but it just evades his volley effort and bounces through for a goal kick.
Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea
3 mins: Penalty shout! Raheem Sterling dances his way into the left side of the Tottenham penalty area. He runs into trouble but Oliver Skipp is clumsy with his attempted clearance.
He kicks out and catches Sterling’s leg allowing the Chelsea man to go down. The referee says no penalty but VAR takes a look at the incident before coming to the same conclusion.
Kick off: Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea kick off the match at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. They send the ball towards the back line where it gets shifted over to Ben Chilwell.
He feeds a nice pass into midfield for Joao Felix who dinks one over the top but sends the ball bobbling through to Fraser Forster.
Pre-match thoughts from Cristian Stellini
Tottenham assistant head coach Cristian Stellini, spoke to Sky Sports ahead of kick off and explained why Son Heung-min starts on the bench today:
“We have to keep the momentum. It is a good moment for us. We have worked well in the week, we hope we will play a good game and the energy we need to do that is important.
“It was a difficult decision [to keep Son on the bench] but it was not the only decision we had to take - we had many. We are lucky we had Antonio [Conte] to help us make the decision and we are happy with the team.”
Will Kane find the target again?
Harry Kane’s last 11 goals for Spurs in all competitions were scored in London.
Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg could become the first Spurs players to score home and away league goals against Chelsea in the same season since Gary Lineker in 1990/91.
Blues struggling away from home
Chelsea’s nine away games without a victory in all competitions is their longest such run since a 17-match streak from April 2000 to January 2001.
The Blues are winless in all 10 league fixtures this season against the teams that began this round of fixtures above them in the table - they are currently 10th and Spurs 4th.
Chelsea giving full backing to Graham Potter after poor run of results
Chelsea boss Graham Potter has the full support of the club’s hierarchy despite his side’s poor run of results.
The Blues have won just twice in 14 games in all competitions and were beaten by the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Potter’s expensively-assembled side left the pitch amidst anger and a chorus of boos at full-time, with some voices near the dugout calling for the former Brighton manager to leave.
However, it is understood that Potter maintains the backing of co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali ahead of Sunday’s London derby at Tottenham.
Chelsea giving full backing to Graham Potter after poor run of results
The Blues have won just twice in 14 games in all competitions and were beaten by the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton on Saturday.
Son the super-sub
Son Heung-min has scored four goals in two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season, compared to just one goal in his 20 starts.
No Spurs player has ever scored five from the bench in a Premier League campaign.
Tottenham vs Chelsea
Only Manchester City’s league matches have produced more goals this season than the 79 scored in Tottenham’s fixtures.
Spurs have conceded multiple goals in 13 Premier League matches this season, a joint top-flight high with Leicester City.
In contrast, the 46 goals that have been scored in Chelsea’s 23 league games is the fewest involving any top-flight side this season.
Chelsea’s shocking form
Chelsea have only won one of their 10 matches in all competitions in 2023, and just two of their last 14 league games. They have scored eight goals in those 14 matches, the fewest of any side during that run.
They are aiming to avoid a run of six games without a win in all competitions for the first time since November to December 2012.
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