Chelsea have moved back into fourth place in the Premier League after victory over Tottenham in their London derby.
Enzo Fernandez’s second-half header sealed a 1-0 victory for the hosts with the scoreline doing little to reflect the Blues’ control of the contest.
Moises Caicedo lashed home a sublime volley to double his side’s lead only to see it chalked off moments later with Levi Colwill offside in the build-up.
Tottenham also had a goal ruled out, with Pape Sarr’s equaliser wiped out having fouled Caicedo moments before his strike.
The win serves as a huge boost for Chelsea in their bid to return to the Champions League, moving ahead of Newcastle United and Manchester City back into fourth.
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Spurs remain in 14th with manager Ange Postecoglou, already under mounting pressure, booed by away fans during the match.
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FULL-TIME! Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
Tony Mogan
Chelsea move back into fourth! Enzo Fernandez’s second-half header gets them over the line against a very poor Tottenham side.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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101 mins | Spurs are almost out of time. Bentancur loses the ball in midfield and that might be it…
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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99 mins | Spurs do get their corner this time… and it’s an utter waste. Brennan Johnson, also booked a few moments earlier, boots the ball against the advertising boards in frustration and is maybe lucky not to get in more trouble.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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96 mins | Porro thinks Spurs should have a corner – but the decision goes against him. He bellows in the face of the poor linesman and is shown a yellow for his trouble.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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93 mins | The first three minutes of added time have passed with nothing of note happening.
Chelsea haven’t been spectacular tonight but no one will argue against them winning this. Spurs have devoid of any creativity.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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90 mins | We are getting TWELVE minutes of added time. There might be a bot more too with Fernandez and Palmer being subbed off with Tosin Adarabioyo and Kieran Dewsbury-Hall coming on.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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89 mins | Spurs almost equalise! Son races to the near post to tap home a cross from yards out but Sanchez launches himself across goal to keep it out.
Still hope for Spurs.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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87 mins | Two Tottenham changes, Porro replaces van de Ven with Mathys Tel on for Maddison.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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84 mins | Cucurella bursts down the left, cutting back to Palmer who lifts an inviting ball into the box. It briefly has Vicario scrambling, eventually palming the ball clear to safety.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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82 mins | Another Chelsea change, Reece James is on for Jackson.
A good shift from the striker on his return from injury.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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80 mins | Maddison whacks the free kick right into the wall. Spurs put in the corner that Chelsea don’t deal with but Spence does that for them, smashing a poor effort over the bar.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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78 mins | Magic from Fernandez! He dances into the Spurs box and flicks the ball towards goal but Vicario pushes it away.
Spurs march up the other end and Son is taken out just outside the box,
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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76 mins | They are still behind, but that disallowed goal has Spurs playing with a bit more zip.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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72 mins | It won’t matter now of course, but that was woeful goalkeeping from Sanchez again. He let Sarr’s shot roll right through him.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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70 mins | GOAL RULED OUT!
Tottenham’s equaliser is chalked off and rightly so. It was a clear foul on Caicedo from Sarr, planting his boot on his knee before breaking forward to score.
Sarr gets a booking himself for the challenge!
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham (Pape Sarr, 69)
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Sarr drills home from the edge of the box! But there’s another VAR check…
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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68 mins | There’s another check for a potential penalty as Sarr goes down in the box. Replays show the faintest touch from Caicedo on his shoulder but not enough to convince the officials.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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67 mins | First change of the evening and Noni Madueke makes his return from injury, replacing Sancho.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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64 mins | Udogie races into the box and cuts the ball back, striking the arm of Chalobah in the process. Spurs fans howl for a penalty but they aren’t getting it. Corner instead.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
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60 mins | Tottenham are all over the place still. Palmer again darts away from his man down the inside left channel, cutting a ball back that Vicario just about manages to palm away.
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