Tottenham vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as late Nicolas Jackson hat-trick sinks 9-man Spurs
Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea: Mauricio Pochettino’s come out on top in tumultuous contest against his old club
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea triumphed in a tumultuous contest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which saw the home side reduced to nine men, concede four goals and receive a standing ovation from their own fans at the end of the game.
Spurs started perfectly as Dejan Kulusevski cut in from the right side and saw his deflected effort find the back of the net in the sixth minute. The hosts almost doubled their lead only for Son Heung-Min’s goal to be ruled out for offside but the first of many VAR calls.
The video refs then chalked off a goal for Raheem Sterling before cancelling out Moises Caicedo’s equaliser. This VAR check also resulted in the first of Tottenham’s red card as Cristian Romero was judged to have seriously fouled Enzo Fernandez. Cole Palmer then slotted home the resultant penalty.
In the second half, Destiny Udogie clipped Sterling and earned a second booking causing Tottenham to finish the game with nine men. They kept Chelsea at before Sterling nipped in behind and played in Nicolas Jackson. He added two more goals in stoppage as Chelsea ran away with the game, but Spurs performance won over the fans and the scoreline doesn’t do their efforts justice.
Relive the action from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and get the latest odds and tips for the match right here:
HT Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
The first half saw two goals given, three disallowed, a player sent off and 12 minutes worth of VAR checks. What will the second 45 minutes bring?
HT Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
Since the start of 2021-22, Cristian Romero has been sent off four times in all competitions for Tottenham, more than any other Premier League player.
HT Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
Half-time! Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
45+12 mins: The whistle finally goes to end this tumultuous first 45 minutes. There have been so many incidents involving VAR that the officials are earning their money tonight.
In the end though, the game remains level at 1-1.
All to play for in the second half.
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
45+9 mins: What has gone on here? Levi Colwill is unhappy about something and there’s a bit of argy bargy deep in Spurs’ half. Pape Matar Sarr and Colwill are booked after a clash before Nicolas Jackson joins them in the book for a foul.
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
45+6 mins: Eric Dier nods the ball out of play and gifts a corner to Chelsea. It’s played short before Palmer delivers a cross into the box that is easily cleared away.
Spurs are hanging on and trying to get to half-time. They need to regroup. Pedro Porro fires a cross into the Chelsea box and almost finds Kulusevski who flings himself at the ball but can’t quite reach it.
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
45+3 mins: After the perfect start, this half has turned into a nightmare for Tottenham. They opened the scoring and had a goal disallowed before imploding.
Cristian Romero was sent off, Destiny Udogie is lucky to still be on the pitch. Chelsea have equalised but Spurs have lot Micky van de Ven and James Maddison to injury.
Chelsea are in control of the match now.
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
45 mins: There’s going to be 12 minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half.
Ange Postecoglou rings in the changes. Brennan Johnson had previously been taken off for Eric Dier to fill the hole in defence left by Cristian Romero’s dismissal.
Emerson Royal now replaces the injured Van de Ven and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is introduced to replace James Maddison.
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
44 mins: Maddison is fine to play on and after a brief spell on the sidelines he trots back onto the pitch.
Another worry though comes for Spurs. The ball is sent up to Nicolas Jackson who sprints towards the box. Micky van de Ven sprints after him before pulling up clutching his hamstring.
This is a bad one and he won’t be able to play on...
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
42 mins: James Maddison plays a one-two on his way into the Chelsea box. He goes down off the ball as Reece James clears it with no contact from the Chelsea defender.
Maddison stays down clutching his ankle and looks to be a in bit of pain. The ball goes out of play and there’s another stoppage as Maddison receives some treatment.
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