On the night of December 8, Chelsea entered the London derby with Tottenham with high confidence. But Marc Cucurella's consecutive mistakes almost brought nightmares to the visitors.
In the 5th minute, Cucurella's slip helped Spurs counterattack quickly, before Brennan Johnson crossed the ball accurately for Dominic Solanke to open the scoring.
Just 6 minutes later, Cucurella once again lost his balance and lost the ball. Dejan Kulusevski's accurate finish increased the score to 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 kick.
The following minutes witnessed continuous pressure from the visitors, but it was not until the 60th minute that they equalized. Yves Bissouma fouled Moises Caicedo in the box, the referee awarded Chelsea a penalty. Cole Palmer made no mistake to help the Blues equalize the score.
With more motivation, Chelsea played even better. In the 73rd minute, Enzo Fernandez took the Blues to the lead with a technical long-range shot. Then, Sarr fouled Palmer, forcing Spurs to take a second penalty.
Palmer continued to do it and calmly defeated goalkeeper Forster. He is currently the most successful penalty Taker in Premier League history with a scoring rate of 100%.
Son Heung-min's injury-time goal heated up the game but there was not enough time for them to create a surprise. Ange Postecoglou and his team sadly accepted defeat with a score of 3-4.
Spurs punished the visitors' lack of concentration and took an early lead. However, there were still many problems in the defense when Cristian Romero had to leave the field after only 15 minutes. Micky van de Ven's return to the back line could not completely resolve Tottenham's confusion.
Chelsea are now two points ahead of Arsenal and close behind leaders Liverpool. Spurs have dropped to 11th place after 2 consecutive defeats.
