English Premier League

Chelsea vs Tottenham 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 47': Hakim Ziyech
  • 55': Thiago Silva
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2 - 0

Chelsea secure first league victory since Boxing Day in confident display vs. Tottenham

Chelsea secured their first win in the Premier League since Boxing Day as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,020

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
Full Table

Statistics

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17 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 5
64.6 Possession 35.4
15 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
526 Accurate Passes 267
606 Passes 341
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 1
26 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 38
24 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 12
12 Effective Clearances 26
12 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva Yellow Card
2 Antonio Rüdiger
31 Malang Sarr
28 César Azpilicueta
5 Jorginho Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic
19 Mason Mount
9 Romelu Lukaku
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
22 Hakim Ziyech

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
6 Davinson Sánchez
15 Eric Dier
33 Ben Davies
25 Japhet Tanganga Yellow Card
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
8 Harry Winks
19 Ryan Sessegnon
2 Matt Doherty
23 Steven Bergwijn
10 Harry Kane

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