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Chelsea closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points with a 4-3 win from behind at rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

Spurs raced into a two-goal lead early on but were punished for a string of defensive errors as pressure piles up on Ange Postecoglou.

The Blues went behind inside the opening five minutes. Marc Cucurella slipped while in possession just inside his own half, allowing Brennan Johnson to race away with the ball. His low cross found Dominic Solanke, who got in front of Levi Colwill to finish at the near post, celebrating in front of his former Chelsea fans to boot.

Soon after, Spurs doubled their lead. Cucurella again slipped on the ball and Johnson pick-pocketed him. He circled possession back to Pedro Porro, who fed in the inverting Dejan Kulusevski, and the Swede's trickling strike outfoxed a hapless Sanchez.

But Chelsea pulled one back with their first real attack of note. Jadon Sancho was afforded the freedom to cut inside from the left, skipping away from Porro and Radu Dragusin before his strike from the edge of the box rumbled in off the far post.

Cole Palmer ought to have brought the Blues level when Sancho squared for him at point-blank range, only to get his feet in a twist and Tottenham were able to clear the immediate danger. Pedro Neto was then denied by a smart low save from Fraser Forster after he tipped away another Palmer effort.

Chelsea were awarded a penalty on the hour mark when Yves Bissouma clattered Moises Caicedo. Palmer stepped up and sent Forster the wrong way to bring the visitors level.

Tottenham should have gone back in front when Son raced onto a long ball over the top meant for the offside Destiny Udogie, who deferred possession to his captain again. Bearing down on goal, the South Korean dragged his shot wide.

With 20 minutes to go, Chelsea completed the turnaround. Palmer wriggled in from the right and drew the attention of several Spurs defenders, with his blocked shot falling to the free Enzo Fernandez to lash in on the half-volley.

A second penalty went Chelsea's way after Palmer was shoved to the ground by Sarr. The England star fooled Forster with a delicious Panenka and milked his moment as Tottenham fans headed to the exit.

The hosts did pull one back deep into seven minutes of added time when Son slid in after James Maddison's mazing run into the box, but it proved too little and too late.

Tottenham will play host to Fulham in a London derby in the Premier League at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

At the edge of the top-five, Ange Postecoglou's men will aim to build on their 4-0 league win against Manchester City, while Fulham aim to bounce back from a 4-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out.

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Tottenham vs Fulham kick-off time

The Premier League match between Tottenham and Fulham will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.

It will kick off at 5:30 am PT / 8:30 am ET / 1:30 pm GMT on Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Team news & squads

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Postecoglou has a lengthy list of absentees for the tie. Cristian Romero, Mikey Moore, Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are all ruled out with their respective issues, while Rodrigo Bentancur serves the second of his seven-game domestic ban.

Yves Bissouma will deputise for Bentancur in the middle, while Brennan Johnson will face competition from James Maddison for a start on the left side.

Fulham team news

The Cottagers boss Marco Silva will be without Harrison Reed after the midfielder underwent knee surgery, while the defensive duo of Joachim Andersen and Jorge Cuenca remain sidelined through injury. Sander Berge is a doubt.

Issa Diop will get the nod to replace Andersen at the back, while ex-Arsenal players - the likes of Bernd Leno, Reiss Nelson, Alex Iwobi and Emile Smith Rowe may have to face a hostile reception.

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Manchester City began the evening in party mood, celebrating Rodri's Ballon d'Or win and Pep Guardiola's new contract. But the atmosphere soon began to resemble that of a funeral as Tottenham ripped their hosts apart, inflicting a fifth consecutive defeat on the champions.

James Maddison scored twice in the first half with the help of some criminal defending from Josko Gvardiol and City never recovered. Erling Haaland was at his wasteful worst, while Ilkay Gundogan could not handle the intensity of the game, with Dejan Kulusevski running the show.

Pedro Porro smashed in a third goal and in the last minute, substitute Brennan Johnson added a fourth, making it City's heaviest home defeat under Guardiola.

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There always seems to be negativity when it comes to the discourse surrounding Tottenham Hotspur. Every loss and misstep has to be 'Spursy', every year tacked onto their trophy drought is an unmitigated failure.

How about we lower our arms for one day and appreciate the good they have done in the modern era, eh? A first-ever Champions League final, consistently punching above their financial weight, a billion-pound stadium move across about 30 centimetres to the south and a boat-load or two of top-class players to have come through the doors is nothing to be sniffed at.

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It has been nearly 21 months since Dele Alli last played a game of professional football. It has been over two years since he took to a pitch in England.

The football world is desperate to see the former England international happy and strutting his stuff once again. At his peak, he was one of the world's most electrifying and thrilling talents, the boy wonder with a chip on his shoulder.

For various reasons, Dele is not the same player he was in his younger days, and his brave revelations about his troubled upbringing, which included sexual abuse throughout his childhood, brought about appropriate sympathy for his struggles both past and present, on the field and off it.

Though there have been some suggestions he could choose to retire, Dele may well have more to give to the game of football as a player. Teams are drawing up plans for the January transfer window and may even look to strengthen their ranks beforehand with a move for the free agent.

Tottenham have appealed Rodrigo Bentancur's seven-match ban after the Uruguayan was found guilty of making a racist remark about Son Heung-min.

Radu Dragusin's agent has talked about Juventus and Napoli's interest in the Tottenham defender with a summer transfer on the cards.

When the north London derby came to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last year, it was an historic day for the hosts. Martha Thomas' goal secured a first-ever win over Arsenal for Spurs, and there were several Gunners who returned to the scene of that miserable afternoon on Saturday who must have shuddered at the memories brought back. But any fears of a similarly disappointing result were alleviated with little more than 60 seconds played, as Alessia Russo's early goal helped kickstart an important 3-0 victory for Arsenal - securing back-to-back wins in the Women's Super League for the first time this season.

It's been a tough start to the campaign for the Gunners, with Jonas Eidevall resigning from his head coach role last month after a string of poor results. However, interim boss Renee Slegers has helped steady the ship, with this a fourth win in five games under her charge. Included in that revival has been a fantastic run of form for Russo, who didn't score in any of Arsenal's first five WSL games. On Saturday, she bagged her third goal in her last three league outings to break the deadlock inside two minutes.

When Frida Maanum doubled that lead 20 minutes later, it put the visitors in firm control of proceedings, a status they held for the majority of the game. There were flashes from Spurs, most notably when Beth England forced Daphne van Domselaar into a good save from range, but not enough to really trouble the Gunners and get back into a game that was all-but-over when Stina Blackstenius came off the bench to add a third just past the hour.

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Referee David Coote allegedly sent messages arranging a 'drugs party' before and during the half-time break of a crunch Carabao Cup clash this season.

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is expected to be hit with a 'significant' suspension for his racist comment about team-mate Son Heung-min.