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Joao Pedro scored in the 34th minute to give Chelsea an impressive 1–0 win and move up to fourth place. Prime League.
Spurs’ dreadful record in this London derby extended after a meek display under the new boss Thomas Frank With only one shot on target in the entire match.
Pedro fired past the home defense to break the deadlock 11 minutes before half-time, but he could have taken a hat-trick after a fine save by Guglielmo Vicario to stop the Brazilian attacker.
Chelsea’s victory makes it five in a row against Tottenham and 10 out of the last 12 meetings in all competitions, with Maresca’s young side able to bounce back from a disappointing home defeat at Sunderland last weekend.
When Spurs suffered another home defeat – their third under Frank in seven matches – there were loud congratulations at full-time, as fans expressed their feelings after another performance that lacked attacking intent in the N17.
tottenham had a captain Christian Romero Available again, but he was only on the bench and surprisingly joined one-time Blues target Xavi Simmons.
However, Xavi was on the pitch within seven minutes as Lucas Bergvall had to be carried off the field despite a heated altercation with Spurs’ medical staff.
Interruption halted the momentum, but the crowd soon began to dictate terms and Vicario was forced to come down to save from Alejandro Garnacho, before two more interruptions occurred.
Vicario required treatment at first, but was able to continue before two small bottles were thrown at him by Tottenham centre-back Kevin Denso.
When the game restarted, Vicario needed to make a better save in the 31st minute, when Pedro Porro’s intercepted pass went straight to Pedro, who was brilliantly denied by the Spurs goalkeeper.
The deadlock was broken three minutes later as Chelsea claimed a deserved opener through Pedro.
It was a catalog of errors from Tottenham, with Jade Spence and Xavi being careless on the ball, before Micky van de Veen’s decision to dribble past Moses Caicedo was ruled wrong. The midfielder regained possession and set up Pedro for an easy opener.
Pedro almost made it 2–0 after 43 minutes, but his half-volley was expertly saved by Vicario.
Derby came to life after Rodrigo Bentancur’s poor tackle reece james This resulted in only one yellow card, leaving the spectators enraged and almost giving up in stoppage time in the first half.
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Tottenham failed to kick after the restart, with Bentancur unable to take advantage of Denso’s long throw, before Frank Romero was replaced on his bench and Richarlison sent off after an hour.
Chances remained high with cautions as Xavi and Fernandez were shown yellow cards – the latter for a tackle that touched Palhinha’s knee.
The visitors should have put the game away in the 74th minute when Pedro Neto found space a yard out in the area, but his effort was saved by Vicario before captain James could move forward.
Frank had one last throw of the dice in an attempt to extend the grand final, but instead Tottenham wasted two late free-kick chances and Chelsea should have added a second in stoppage time.
Substitute Jamie Gittens scored at his mercy after a fine pass from Pedro, who was made a final tackle by the excellent Vicario to ensure the score finished 1–0.