Chelsea vs Spurs 2021-22 English Premier League
Chelsea beats Tottenham 2-0, ends 4-match league winless run
— A superb strike from Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva’s headed goal gave Chelsea a 2-0 win over Tottenham to end a four-match winless run in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': VAR Decision: No card change Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 24': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 47': Goal! Chelsea 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 55': Goal! Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
- 56': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Japhet Tanganga.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Jorginho.
- 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Harry Winks.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Hakim Ziyech because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,020
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Arsenal | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| +11 | Manchester City | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Statistics
 TOT |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.4 | Possession | 64.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 526 |
| 341 | Passes | 606 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 5 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 26 | Clearances | 12 |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva  |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 31 | Malang Sarr |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 25 | Japhet Tanganga |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 23 | Steven Bergwijn |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
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