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.
The full-time whistle has blown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs take on Chelsea in the London derby, and the player ratings are in.
Let’s take a look at how the Tottenham players got on.
Tottenham player ratings vs Chelsea
Jamie Carragher was full of praise for Chelsea as they beat London rivals Tottenham 1-0 in the Premier League.
Joao Pedro’s first-half goal was enough to separate the sides in north London and send Chelsea back into the top-four of the Premier League.
Chelsea dominated the first half and were good value for the one-goal lead we held at the break, after some fine Moises Caicedo pressing resulted in Joao Pedro opening the scoring.
Enzo Maresca saw his side take all three points back home across London with a 1-0 win over Spurs.
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