Bouncing back after the setback against Sunderland: this was the mission of Chelsea, traveling to Tottenham, for the 10th day of the Premier League. Spurs wanted to quickly recover after their elimination in the League Cup midweek at Newcastle (2-0). Thomas Frank lined up a 4-2-3-1, with Randal Kolo Muani up front. Xavi Simons started on the bench, before entering after seven minutes of play, following the injury to Lucas Bergvall. Still deprived of Cole Palmer, the Blues They also presented themselves in a usual 4-2-3-1 with a Reece James-Moises Caicedo duo in midfield and a more advanced Enzo Fernández, behind João Pedro.
Tottenham
0
Chelsea
1
34′
João Pedro
finished
This London derby was generally dominated by Chelsea (15 shots to 3, 9 attempts on target to 1), who took the advantage a quarter of an hour before half-time, thanks to a goal from João Pedro (34th) on a serve from Caicedo. In the second half, Enzo Maresca’s men could have added to the score, but the Blues came across a very good Guglielmo Vicario. Chelsea therefore left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the three points of victory, for the third consecutive season, and entered the top 4, with the same number of points as their opponent of the evening, third.
