Xavi Simons suffered the embarrassment of being taken off after coming on as a substitute for Tottenham against Chelsea, with his worrying spell of form leaving some fans wanting to cut their losses already.
We suffered our third home Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon as Chelsea took the derby soils with a 1-0 win.
João Pedro scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea beat their old Premier League rival. Check out the best facts and Opta data from the game in our Tottenham vs Chelsea stats page.
Robert Sanchez (7/10):
Chelsea needed their goalkeeper to command his box well to nullify Tottenham's strength on set-pieces, and the Spaniard came up with several claims to end Spurs attacks.
Malo Gusto (6/10):
Chelsea moved level on points with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday evening, defeating their rivals 1-0 in north London.
Tottenham Hotspur went into today’s home match against Chelsea having won just once against the Blues in their last 17 matches.
Tottenham saw their awful record against Chelsea continue as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat on Saturday evening.
The Lilywhites sat above their visitors in the early-season Premier League table prior to kick-off, but it was Enzo Maresca’s side who dominated proceedings in N17.
Had Chelsea’s game against Wolves in the League Cup earlier this week ended right after the first half, the Blues fanbase would arrive at today’s match against Tottenham Hotspur at their turf in the Premier League with much more confidence.