While two red cards caused pandemonium, Ange Postecoglou must reflect on what went wrong earlier in the game
when Nicolas Jackson, who had spent much of the night finding new and mysterious ways to miss easy chances, slid a low shot past Guglielmo Vicario in the 75th minute.
They were. To recap, by half-time Spurs had contrived to lose the lead, their best player and both of their centre-backs, and could have been down to nine men. Postecoglou, whose high-wire act was playing into Chelsea’s hands, had been booked. Gary Mabbutt and Ledley King were coming on to play in central defence.
The equaliser was coming, even though it needed a lengthy VAR check to establish that Romero’s challenge on Fernández was a red card and a penalty. Spurs had lost their shape and discipline. Caicedo’s shot had been ruled offside and Micky van de Ven almost felled Sterling with a clumsy swipe. Chelsea’s collection of kids, level through Cole Palmer’s spot kick, were in the unusual position of being the more measured team.
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