Chelsea emerged victorious over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday night, enjoying a narrow 1-0 win against their London rivals.
Chelsea skipper Enzo Fernandez scored the only goal of the game, a header from a measured Cole Palmer cross early in the second half. But the ball was in the net twice more after that, with both efforts disallowed after lengthy VAR checks.
First, Moises Caicedo thought he'd doubled Chelsea's lead with a rare goal, only for a marginal offside to eventually be spotted following a four-minute review.
Tottenham substitute Pape Sarr later had a would-be equaliser ruled out when he was rightly deemed, on second glance from referee Craig Pawson, to have fouled Caicedo to claim the ball.
Nine yellow cards also underpinned the prickly nature of this city derby.
Chelsea player ratings vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
Player | Ratings |
|---|---|
GK: Robert Sanchez | 8.2/10 |
RB: Malo Gusto | 8.1/10 |
CB: Trevoh Chalobah | 7.5/10 |
CB: Levi Colwill | 6.8/10 |
LB: Marc Cucurella | 7.4/10 |
CM: Moises Caicedo | 8.0/10 |
CM: Enzo Fernandez (c) | 8.1/10 |
RM: Pedro Neto | 6.8/10 |
AM: Cole Palmer | 8.2/10 |
LM: Jadon Sancho | 6.5/10 |
ST: Nicolas Jackson | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Noni Madueke (68' for Sancho) | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Reece James (82' for Jackson) | N/A |
SUB: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (90+1' for Fernandez) | N/A |
SUB: Tosin Adarabioyo (90+1' for Palmer) | N/A |
Subs not used: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Benoit Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, Christopher Nkunku, Tyrique George.
Tottenham player ratings vs Chelsea (4-3-3)
Player | Ratings |
|---|---|
GK: Guglielmo Vicario | 7.7/10 |
RB: Djed Spence | 7.1/10 |
CB: Cristian Romero | 6.8/10 |
CB: Micky van de Ven | 6.9/10 |
LB: Destiny Udogie | 7.0/10 |
CM: Lucas Bergvall | 7.0/10 |
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur | 6.8/10 |
CM: James Maddison | 5.9/10 |
RW: Wilson Odobert | 6.1/10 |
ST: Dominic Solanke | 6.3/10 |
LW: Son Heung-min (c) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Brennan Johnson (64' for Odobert) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Pape Sarr (64' for Bergvall) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Pedro Porro (88' for Van de Ven) | N/A |
SUB: Mathys Tel (88' for Maddison) | N/A |
Subs not used: Antonin Kinsky (GK), Archie Gray, Ben Davies, Yves Bissouma, Mikey Moore.
Player of the match - Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
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