Whether or not it is the Battle of the Bridge, Tottenham Hotspur‘s final piece of silverware and even Ange Postecoglou’s tactical stubbornness final season, Spurs v Chelsea hardly ever disappoints. And because the two London rivals put together to sq. off but once more within the Premier League, we have taken a glance again at one of the best video games between the 2 sides.
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Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (2022)
Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte’s agency handshake
It feels considerably unusual that it has been simply two years since Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte created a well-known Premier League second as Chelsea and Tottenham battled out a dramatic 2-2 draw.
It was the Blues who struck first via Kalidou Koulibaly earlier than Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s effort levelled issues up simply after the hour mark.
The drama actually started to warmth up when Conte and Tuchel have been booked over a disagreement about Anthony Taylor’s failure to award Chelsea a free kick following Rodrigo Bentancur’s problem on Kai Havertz previous to the equaliser.
Tuchel then stoked the hearth by sprinting previous Conte to have a good time Reece James’ strike to regain the Blues’ lead, just for Kane to move residence a late leveller.
If these at Stamford Bridge thought the drama was about to finish there, a agency handshake between each managers quickly proved in any other case, leading to a purple card apiece.
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Chelsea 3-3 Tottenham (2007)
Blues bounce again to earn replay
Taking their battle from the Premier League to the FA Cup, Chelsea have been compelled to come back from behind to earn a dramatic replay towards Spurs in 2007, albeit one which Jose Mourinho wished to keep away from.
The vast majority of the drama arrived in a frantic first half, with Dimitar Berbatov’s effort handing his aspect a swift lead within the opening 5 minutes, just for Frank Lampard to stage issues up within the twenty second.
The perimeters weren’t stage for lengthy because of Michael Essien’s personal objective and Hossam Ghaly’s strike, giving the Lilywhites some respiratory room.
The Blues regarded down for the rely up till the final when Lampard rose to search out his brace with 19 minutes remaining and Kalou equalised within the remaining 4 minutes of regular time to pressure a replay, which they went on to win 2-1.
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Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham (2017)
Matic stunner reveals Spurs the door
One other FA Cup thriller to recollect, it was unlikely star Nemanja Matic who stole the headlines within the semi-final conflict between Chelsea and Spurs in 2017, because the Blues superior to the ultimate at Wembley.
Degree after the hour mark because of Willian’s first-half brace and a objective apiece from Harry Kane and Dele Alli, Chelsea took issues up a stage and shortly soared to victory.
Eden Hazard regained his aspect’s lead – as he usually did – with quarter-hour of regular time remaining earlier than a unfastened ball fell the best way of Matic, who merely couldn’t resist the prospect to unleash what proved to be an unstoppable thunderbolt.
For all of their efforts and Jermaine Jenas’ verdict that they had been the better side, Spurs discovered themselves dumped out of the FA Cup by their rivals as soon as once more.
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Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea, 2023
Jackson punishes chaotic nine-player Spurs
In between Nicolas Jackson maintaining the linesman busy and incomes what felt like an inevitable hat-trick, the principle query that many despatched the best way of Spurs was whether or not it was courageous, silly or honourable to stay to their high-line rules when right down to 9 males towards a Chelsea aspect that might not consider their luck.
The Lilywhites initially discovered the lead as early because the sixth minute via Dejan Kulusevski, however issues by no means bought higher from there. As a substitute, the chaos started.
Brennan Johnson’s objective was dominated out by VAR, as was Raheem Sterling’s, earlier than Moises Caicedo suffered the identical controversial destiny. However in amongst the fixed line-drawing at Stockley Park, Cristian Romero was caught red-handed on the replay of Caicedo’s effort and was given his marching orders following a reckless problem on Enzo Fernandez.
Cole Palmer’s equaliser from the penalty spot lastly denied VAR the prospect to intervene, as did Future Udogie’s second yellow card of the night after the break.
All the way down to 9 males and stage, some would rightly assume that the clever tactic would have been to carry what you may have, however that is not the best way of Postecoglou, who compelled his aspect to endure an eventual and inevitable Jackson hat-trick.
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Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea (2012)
Chelsea gasoline goalline know-how debate
While the principle matter of debate nowadays is whether or not to scrap VAR, it wasn’t so way back that the Premier League was crying out for the goalline know-how which has since proved to be an amazing success.
When Chelsea put 5 previous London rivals Spurs in cruel style at Wembley, it was as soon as once more on the centre of debate when referee Martin Atkinson awarded Juan Mata’s effort regardless of replays showing to point out that the ball has not crossed the road.
From there, even Gareth Bale’s response to Didier Drogba and Mata’s preliminary strikes could not stand in the best way of a Chelsea victory, who sealed a five-star show via Ramires, Lampard and Florent Malouda within the second half to ship the Blues to the FA Cup closing but once more.
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Chelsea 4-3 Tottenham (1994)
Stein wins seven-goal thriller
To search out probably the most high-scoring video games between Chelsea and Tottenham, now we have to go all the best way again to 1994 when the Blues defeated their London rivals 4-3 because of Mark Stein’s last-minute winner from the penalty spot.
As soon as the floodgates have been open, they by no means slammed shut at Stamford Bridge to create a real Premier League thriller.
Spurs initially thought they have been on track to safe victory when Steve Sedgley opened the scoring within the seventeenth minute earlier than Jason Dozzell immediately doubled their lead a minute later.
However that was solely the beginning, with Chelsea preventing again via Mal Donaghy, Stein’s equaliser and John Spencer’s Fortieth-minute effort to show the sport on its head earlier than half-time.
Including one final crescendo, Andrew Grey’s penalty to stage issues up within the 73rd minute virtually foreshadowed what was to come back, provided that Stein sealed a dramatic brace from 12 yards to discover a last-minute winner for Chelsea.
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Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham (2008)
Spurs safe silverware
It could be troublesome to think about nowadays given the way it’s turn out to be the persist with poke these in north London with, however 16 years in the past, Spurs discovered themselves lifting the League Cup after defeating Chelsea at Wembley to finish a nine-year chase for silverware.
Little did they know, after all, that their victory over the Blues can be their final trophy win to this present day.
What that does imply, nonetheless, is that as issues stand, Jonathan Woodgate holds fairly the place within the Spurs historical past books after scoring an extra-time winner to defeat the Blues all these years in the past.
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Tottenham 5-3 Chelsea (2015)
Kane shocks leaders Chelsea
Regardless of finally being topped Premier League champions within the 2014/15 marketing campaign, Chelsea could not discover a well beyond Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect at White Hart Lane, as Harry Kane impressed the Lilywhites to a thumping 5-3 victory, scoring twice.
The Blues initially set course for an additional win over their rivals after Diego Costa discovered the opener, just for Kane to stage issues up after half an hour.
By the point the break rolled round, the Lilywhites had flipped the sport on its head to steer 3-1 courtesy of Danny Rose and Andros Townsend from the spot. As if issues then could not get any worse, Kane discovered his second and Spurs’ fourth proper after half-time.
Eventual champions Chelsea had been given their wake-up name in violent style whilst objectives from Eden Hazard and John Terry in between Nacer Chadli for Spurs’ fifth restored some pleasure.
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Tottenham 4-4 Chelsea
Spurs and Chelsea share factors in eight-goal thriller
A 12 months after they shared a surprising 3-3 draw within the FA Cup, Tottenham and Chelsea entertained us all within the Premier League with a 4-4 draw.
An eight-goal thriller which started with Drogba’s opener inside three minutes and Woodgate’s leveller simply 9 minutes later, the eight-goal thriller stays the most effective video games between the 2 London golf equipment.
Regardless of the early objectives, nearly all of the drama got here within the second interval. With Chelsea within the lead because of Michael Essien’s objective within the twentieth minute, these at White Hart Lane have been compelled to attend till simply earlier than the hour mark for the drama to choose up once more, courtesy of Joe Cole. The midfielder prolonged his aspect’s result in start a dramatic Spurs comeback.
Coming via Berbatov and Tom Huddlestone, Spurs stunningly had the scores stage with quarter-hour to go.
Nevertheless, in a way which might solely be described as classic Spurs, Cole discovered his brace simply minutes later at hand Chelsea a 4-3 lead earlier than Robbie Keane completed the drama with two minutes of regular time remaining to finish the sport at 4 apiece.
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Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (2016)
Battle of the Bridge ends Spurs title dream
It might not be probably the most high-scoring sport on this listing, however it’s arguably one of the best, a lot in order that it even has its personal title.
The Battle of the Bridge passed off on the sector of Stamford Bridge and featured as many as 12 yellow playing cards between the 2 sides – and a crowning second for Leicester Metropolis. It stays probably the most entertaining spectacles in probably the most historic seasons of English soccer.
In reality, the Blues had no proper to even safe a degree towards a high-flying Spurs aspect that 12 months, particularly while they sat in mid-table and have been rapidly 2-0 down towards the Lilywhites. Kane and Son Heung-min’s efforts left their aspect on track for 3 factors, just for Eden Hazard’s greatest kind to disclose itself for the primary time that season.
Following Gary Cahill’s objective to halve the deficit, Hazard took maintain of proceedings and curled a sensational effort past Hugo Lloris to safe a degree for Chelsea and an odds-defying Premier League title for Leicester. In a battle between Chelsea and Spurs, it was the Foxes who really got here out on high.
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