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Chelsea Stages Comeback to Defeat Tottenham in Thrilling Encounter
London, December 8, 2024 – Chelsea mounted a stunning comeback from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 5-3 in a thrilling Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Blues dominated possession and clinically capitalized on their chances.
Tottenham started brightly, scoring two early goals through Dominic Solanke (5′) and Dejan Kulusevski (11′). However, Chelsea responded with a goal from Jadon Sancho (17′). The second half was a goal-fest. Following a yellow card to Reece Lavia (21′), Tottenham also received yellow cards for Pape Matar Sarr (30′) and Yves Bissouma (59′). Chelsea equalized with a penalty converted by Cole Palmer (61′) and took the lead through Enzo Fernandez (74′). Another penalty from Palmer (84′) extended the advantage, although Son Heung-Min scored a late consolation goal for Tottenham (90′). Despite further yellow cards shown to Pedro Neto (85′), Reece James (90′), Chelsea controlled the match. The game concluded with a decisive 5-3 victory for Chelsea, despite Tottenham’s strong start.
Chelsea enjoyed 62% possession and had 17 shots (8 on target), while Tottenham had 38% possession and 13 shots (5 on target). Chelsea earned 10 corners to Tottenham’s 5. Both teams finished with 2 yellow cards each. The match was officiated by Anthony Taylor.
Substitutions tottenham: at minute 15 R. Dragusin came in and C. Romero went out., at minute 53 T. Werner came in and B. Johnson went out., at minute 79 J. Maddison came in and D. Kulusevski went out., at minute 79 L. Bergvall came in and Y. Bissouma went out., at minute 79 A. Gray came in and M. van de Ven went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 M. Gusto came in and R. Lavia went out., at minute 76 C. Nkunku came in and N. Jackson went out., at minute 86 N. Madueke came in and P. Neto went out., at minute 90 R. Veiga came in and M. Cucurella went out., at minute 90 Joao Felix came in and C. Palmer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tottenham
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