• Wednesday, 25 December 2024
EPL 24/25: Chelsea fight back to win 4-3 against Tottenham

EPL 24/25: Chelsea fight back to win 4-3 against Tottenham

Cole Palmer's ice-cool 'Panenka' penalty sealed Chelsea's impressive comeback as they came from two goals behind to win at Tottenham.

Strikes from Jadon Sancho and Enzo Fernandez and two spot-kicks from Palmer sank Spurs, who made a fast start but then fell apart and suffered a defeat that adds to the recent agony for under-fire manager Ange Postecoglou.

Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski had put Tottenham 2-0 up in 11 minutes, but by the time Son Heung-min added their third in stoppage time the game had slipped away from them.

Chelsea's win moves them to just four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, whose game at Everton on Saturday was postponed because of Storm Darragh.

Spurs dominated the early proceedings in a breathless start at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Solanke poked the opener inside five minutes after Brennan Johnson capitalised on a slip from Marc Cucurella.

Cucurella slipped again six minutes later to allow Kulusevski to drive at Chelsea's defence and finish inside Robert Sanchez's near post.

That was the cue for Cucurella to change his boots, having struggled to stay on his feet at great cost to his team.

Momentum gradually began to shift, and Chelsea winger Sancho dribbled past Pedro Porro and Radu Dragusin before curling a terrific low shot in off the right post.

The comeback was under way, but Chelsea had an escape when Pape Matar Sarr headed against the bar from a corner.

Chelsea's second-half surge came amid a spate of injuries for Tottenham. They lost key defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven - who both returned for this important game but could not last the distance - and winger Johnson.

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