"João Pedro struck in the 34th minute to help Chelsea inflict more pain on toothless Tottenham with a dominant 1-0 victory to move up to fourth in the Premier League. Spurs' horrendous record in this London derby extended after a meek display under new boss Thomas Frank with only one shot on target all match. Pedro punished slack home defending to break the"
"deadlock 11 minutes before half-time, but he could have walked off with a hat-trick after fine saves throughout by Guglielmo Vicario to deny the Brazilian attacker. Chelsea's victory makes it five in a row against Tottenham and 10 wins from the last 12 meetings in all competitions, with Maresca's young team able to bounce back from a disappointing home loss to Sunderland last weekend."
João Pedro's 34th-minute goal secured a 1-0 win for Chelsea, who moved up to fourth in the Premier League. Tottenham produced only one shot on target and offered a meek display under new boss Thomas Frank. Pedro punished slack home defending to break the deadlock and nearly completed a hat-trick, but Guglielmo Vicario made several fine saves to deny him. Chelsea extended their dominance over Tottenham with five consecutive wins and ten victories from the last twelve meetings. Spurs suffered another home defeat, their third under Frank in seven matches, and faced loud boos as fans expressed frustration at the lack of attacking intent.
Read at ESPN
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]