These are increasingly dangerous times for Ange Postecoglou with Spurs, down to 11th in the table, having achieved just one win in their last seven games in all competitions.
Once again it was ultimately Tottenham Hotspur who slipped up. Gifted an early 2-0 lead, Ange Postecoglou’s team could not hold on.A tifo was unveiled before kick-off – reading “Audere” and the home fans scrunched up the pieces of paper and threw them at Chelsea players, especially Cole Palmer as he took the corners. But it was Spurs who tossed the game away.
Both spot-kicks also highlighted Spurs’ vulnerabilities. Both were stupidly conceded when Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr made unnecessary, reckless challenges born of desperation. What were they thinking? Were they even thinking? Chelsea could not believe their luck – but accepted it.Chelsea may have weaknesses of their own, but they are back up to second, four points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand, and two ahead of Arsenal after their draw away to Fulham.
Spurs will argue that Caicedo, who earned the first penalty to draw Chelsea level when he was taken out by Bissouma, should have been red-carded for an ugly challenge on Sarr in the first-half. Somehow the VAR deemed it was not unnecessary force and no action was taken. However, Chelsea will counter that Dejan Kulusevski could also have been dismissed after catching Romeo Lavia in the face with his elbow. Lavia was substituted at half-time, but that was because of a hamstring concern.
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