Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham 'Finding their identity'

In round 27, Tottenham unexpectedly stumbled away to Burnley with a score of 2-1, thereby significantly reducing the chance of competing for the Premier League title. If they continue to lose to Chelsea in this match, perhaps all hopes of Spurs will be over, when the teams above them, Liverpool and Man City, only have to face teams that are not highly rated.

For Chelsea, February was a real “Disaster” month when in the previous round they were crushed by Man City with a score of 6-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Continuing after that, despite playing at home in the final of the English League Cup and fighting hard, they were still taken away by their rival Man City in the penalty shootout.

On the rankings, they were pushed out of the top 4 by Man Utd and Arsenal, and coach Maurizio Sarri and his team are facing a completely failed season. Therefore, a victory against Tottenham will lift Chelsea's spirit in the tough rounds ahead.

Playing at home at Stamford Bridge is a fulcrum for "The Blues" to regain their image if they do not want to be left out of the game when the Premier League is entering a fierce competition period.

Pedro scored the opening goal for Chelsea in the match against Tottenham. Photo: Zing.vn

When referee Andre Marriner's whistle sounded, Chelsea, with home field advantage, pressured their opponents from the first minutes of the match and Chelsea almost scored the opening goal when Higuain hit Tottenham's post in the 5th minute of the match.

In the following minutes, Chelsea played very impressively and often created dangerous situations for goalkeeper Lloris. The away team Tottenham also responded with shots from Harry Kean and Son in the 33rd and 42nd minutes, but Chelsea goalkeeper Caballero remained firm. The two teams played tit for tat and threatened each other's goal, but the first half ended without any goals scored.

Entering the second half, Chelsea was still the better and more dominant team. In a counter-attack in the 57th minute, Pedro handled the ball skillfully before finishing past Lloris: 1-0 for Chelsea.

Kante had a great match against Tottenham. Photo: Zing.vn

Conceding a goal, the visiting team Tottenham pushed up their formation to find an equalizer, but the Spurs were still stuck in front of Chelsea's focused defense. On Tottenham's attack line, the hope named Harry Kean, despite playing very hard, did not have many clear opportunities to equalize the score. On the contrary, Chelsea played better and better in this match, they calmly neutralized Tottenham's attacks while organizing attacks and forcing the away team into a difficult defensive situation. Under the pressure that Chelsea players created on the away team's field, in the 84th minute of the match, Trippier had a disastrous pass back when goalkeeper Lloris had come out: 2 - 0 for Chelsea.

In the following minutes, coach Maurizio Sarry instructed his players to retreat to their own half to play solidly to protect their results. Tottenham, despite their efforts, could not score a consolation goal.

The match ended with a score of 2-0 for Chelsea.

With these 3 important points, Chelsea continues to stay close to the top 4.

Score:

Chelsea:Pedro (57') Trippier (own goal 84')

Line-up:

Chelsea:Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard.

Tottenham:Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Son, Kane

Results of some other matches:

Cardiff City 0 - 3 Everton

Liverpool 5 - 0 Watford

Huddersfield Town 1 - 0 Wolverhampton

Man City 1 - 0 West Ham

Leicester City 2 - 1 Brighton

Newcastle United 2 - 0 Burnley

Southampton 2 - 0 Fulham

Arsenal 5 - 1 Bournemouth

Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Manchester United