On the night of December 8, Chelsea entered the London derby with Tottenham with high confidence. But Marc Cucurella's consecutive mistakes almost brought a nightmare to the visitors.
In the fifth minute, Cucurella's slip allowed Spurs to counter-attack quickly, before Brennan Johnson crossed accurately for Dominic Solanke to open the scoring.
Just six minutes later, Cucurella lost his balance again and lost the ball. Dejan Kulusevski's precise finish made it 2-0, marking a dream start for the home team.
At a difficult time, the Blues stars took turns speaking up. In the 17th minute, Jadon Sancho shortened the gap with a beautiful shot.
The following minutes saw constant pressure from the visitors, but it was not until the 60th minute that they equalized. Yves Bissouma fouled Moises Caicedo in the penalty area, and the referee awarded Chelsea a penalty. Cole Palmer made no mistake to help The Blues equalize.
With more motivation, Chelsea played even better. In the 73rd minute, Enzo Fernandez put The Blues ahead with a technical long-range shot. Then, Sarr fouled Palmer, forcing Spurs to concede a second penalty.
Palmer continued to take the penalty and calmly beat goalkeeper Forster. He is now the most successful penalty taker in Premier League history with a 100% scoring rate.
Son Heung-min's stoppage-time goal heated up the match but there was not enough time for them to create a surprise. Coach Ange Postecoglou and his team sadly lost 3-4.
Spurs punished the visitors' lack of concentration and took an early lead. But there were still plenty of defensive problems as Cristian Romero was taken off after just 15 minutes. The return of Micky van de Ven at the back could not solve Tottenham's confusion.
Chelsea are now two points ahead of Arsenal and are close to leaders Liverpool. Spurs have dropped to 11th after two consecutive defeats.
