Tottenham boosted their hopes of top-four Premier League end with a London derby win over Chelsea that will increase the strain on Blues boss Graham Potter.
Oliver Skipp’s thumping 20-yard effort simply after the interval put the hosts in command and their victory was sealed when Harry Kane turned dwelling Eric Dier’s knock-down late on.
While nearly all of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have been in celebratory temper within the last levels, Kane’s goal noticed visiting supporters head for the exit as Chelsea’s latest woes continued.
The Blues have now gained simply two of their earlier 15 top-flight matches and sit 14 factors off the Champions League locations.
Tottenham sit fourth within the desk, 4 factors above fifth-placed Newcastle, who’ve two video games in hand.
The hosts had come closest to breaking the impasse within the early levels when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg noticed his deflected effort go previous a immobile Kepa Arrizabalaga however hit the right-hand submit.
The greatest speaking level of an underwhelming first half was referee Stuart Attwell’s preliminary choice to ship off Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech after a melee that noticed visiting ahead Kai Havertz and residential defender Emerson Royal booked.
Having administered yellow playing cards to these gamers, Attwell dismissed the Morocco winger for a raised arm on the recommendation of his assistant referee earlier than downgrading it to a yellow after the video assistant referee beneficial that the official assessment his choice.
More to observe.
Player of the match
BuenoHugo Bueno
Fulham
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Squad quantity18Player titleAndreas Pereira
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Squad quantity26Player titleJoão Palhinha
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Squad quantity30Player titleCarlos Vinícius
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad quantity64Player titleBueno
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Squad quantity8Player titleRúben Neves
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Squad quantity1Player titleJosé Sá
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Squad quantity22Player titleNélson Semedo
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Squad quantity27Player titleMatheus Nunes
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Squad quantity28Player titleJoão Moutinho
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Squad quantity29Player titleDiego Costa
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Squad quantity10Player titleDaniel Podence
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 20Forster
- 17Romero
- 15Dier
- 34Lenglet
- 12Emerson RoyalBooked at 45mins
- 4Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 33DaviesBooked at 59mins
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forSon Heung-minat 79′minutes
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forPorroat 89′minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 6D Sánchez
- 7Son Heung-min
- 14Perisic
- 16Danjuma
- 23Porro
- 25Tanganga
- 27Lucas Moura
- 29Sarr
- 40Austin
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 24James
- 6Thiago SilvaSubstituted forFofanaat 19′minutes
- 26Koulibaly
- 21Chilwell
- 12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forMountat 62′minutesBooked at 74mins
- 5Fernández
- 22ZiyechBooked at 45minsSubstituted forZakariaat 62′minutes
- 11João FélixSubstituted forMudrykat 83′minutes
- 17SterlingSubstituted forAubameyangat 83′minutes
- 29HavertzBooked at 45mins
Substitutes
- 4Badiashile
- 9Aubameyang
- 13Bettinelli
- 15Mudryk
- 19Mount
- 20Zakaria
- 23Gallagher
- 31Madueke
- 33Fofana
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 61,613
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Chelsea 0.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Chelsea 0.
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Foul by Denis Zakaria (Chelsea).
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Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
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Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is shut, however misses to the best.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Richarlison.
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Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
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Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is excessive and huge to the best. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Raheem Sterling.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces João Félix.
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Chelsea 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) proper footed shot from the left facet of the six yard field to the underside left nook. Assisted by Eric Dier following a nook.
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Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the field misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a nook.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
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Foul by Denis Zakaria (Chelsea).
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
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Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) proper footed shot from outdoors the field misses to the left following a nook.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Eric Dier.
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