Chelsea overcame their initial predicament and celebrated a 4-3 away win over Tottenham in a local match of the English Premier League.
At the same time, the London club Chelsea found itself four points away from league leader Liverpool, who has a match less played.
Tottenham started their Sunday home match like a whirlwind and led 2–0 in the 11th minute of the game Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski with goals. Both hits were preceded by a Chelsea defender by Marc Cucurella slipping. After the second comeback goal, Cucurella went to change his cleats.
Chelsea took the lead in the opening half Jadon Sancho with a handsome shot. In the second half, Chelsea played strongly and took a 4–2 away lead. He led the finish party Cole Palmerwho took two successful penalty kicks. Between them Enzo Fernandez scored the visitors’ third goal.
Son Heung-min the shortening of extra time was a thin consolation for Tottenham.
Tottenham’s problem has been volatility within and between games, and Chelsea’s struggle was like the team’s season in miniature. Tottenham is in 11th place in the league table.
At the same time, Chelsea broke the gap with third-placed Arsenal, who lost to a 1-1 away result against Fulham in the local London match on Sunday. Arsenal are two points behind Chelsea.
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