Chelsea Confirm Class Over Tottenham With Third Win In One Month

Chelsea got a third win over Tottenham in one month when the Thomas Tuchel tutored boys overwhelmed Antonio Conte’s team on his second return to Stamford Bridge since his appointment as Spurs manager.

It was the first league defeat for Conte since the former Chelsea manager took over at Tottenham.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Chelsea had in the last month also beaten Tottenham twice in the Corabao Cup before the league match defeat of Saturday.

Tuchel also becomes the first Chelsea manager to have won five straight victories over London rival, Tottenham.

The Chelsea victory came through two second-half goals, including a brilliant strike from Hakim Ziyech, helped Chelsea beat Tottenham for the third time in three weeks.

After a goalless first half, Ziyech scored within two minutes of the restart, superbly curling the ball into the top corner from 20 yards after a fine run from Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The hosts doubled their lead eight minutes later when defender Thiago Silva headed in from Mason Mount’s excellent free-kick delivery.

In the first half, Tottenham thought they had taken the lead as Harry Kane slotted the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga, but the goal was ruled out as the England striker was adjudged to have pushed Silva to the ground.

The league win on Saturday came after Chelsea won both legs of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham Spurs, winning 3-0 on aggregate to set up a Wembley final against Liverpool.

This defeat was Tottenham’s first in the league since Antonio Conte, a Premier League and FA Cup winner during his spell in charge of Chelsea, replaced the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo in November.

They were top of the Premier League after a 2-1 win at Watford on 1 December but a run of only 11 points from their next nine games has severely damaged their hopes of becoming English champions for the first time since Conte guided them to the title in 2016-17.

They remain third and are 10 points behind leaders Manchester City, although Thomas Tuchel’s side will not play in the league again until 19 February as a result of their participation in the Fifa Club World Cup, following their Champions League success.

Conte opted for a back four, the first time he had done so in a league game at Tottenham, as he looked to keep it tight and hit his former team on the counter attack.

But the hosts nearly broke through inside the opening minute when Romelu Lukaku shot over on the turn, before Chelsea failed to convert further chances through Hudson-Odoi, Silva and Ziyech.

Lukaku, who has only scored eight times in 24 appearances in all competitions following a £97.5m move from Inter Milan last summer, had another glorious chance following good work by Mount, but missed the ball when eight yards out.

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