Participant scores as Spurs undergo second-half implosion

Tottenham squandered one other two-goal lead after they misplaced 4-3 at dwelling to fierce London rivals Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

When Spurs hosted Chelsea on this match final season, it produced the match of the season. The couple tried their finest to prime this crazy competition throughout a dizzying spectacle.

Marc Cucurella's sneakers stole the present within the first 11 minutes. The freewheeling left-back twice misplaced his footing, gifting possession to a house aspect urgent feverishly from the entrance. Dominic Solanke pulled Spurs in entrance after the primary present and Dejan Kulusevski doubled that benefit after one other turnover.

THE Tottenham The group solely partially celebrated their 2-0 lead, stopping the cheers to jeer Cucurella as he headed to the touchline to change boots on the break.

In a wide ranging competitors, Jadon Sancho halved Chelsea's deficit with simply quarter-hour on the clock. The previous Manchester United striker slid down the left flank and fired a crisp shot past the diving Fraser Forster, clipping the within of the publish earlier than heading into the web.

Cole Palmer accomplished the comeback shortly after the hour mark, nervously sending in a kick received by the energetic Moises Caicedo. Chelsea's talismanic playmaker was on the coronary heart of the transfer that pushed the guests in entrance after 73 minutes, weaving by way of a crowd of white shirts earlier than his deflected shot allowed Enzo Fernandez to strike into the underside nook from the highest of the floor.

Ever the showman, Palmer ended this manic show with a Panenka penalty, demonstrating a layer of composure utterly at odds with a wild sport to present Chelsea a 4-2 lead within the 84th minute.

James Maddison got here off the bench to present skipper Son Heung-min the kick-off within the sixth minute of added time, however the strike proved lower than consolatory.

Enzo Maresca took out Romeo Lavia on the break, bringing on Malo Gusto as a pure right-back, which moved Moises Caicedo into his pure midfield position. The Ecuador worldwide was lucky to escape a red card for a brutal lunge within the first half, however discovered themselves on the opposite aspect of an ill-advised problem after the break.

Profiting from his new positioning, Caicedo burst into the Tottenham field, luring Yves Bissouma into an ill-timed sliding deal with to win an equalizing penalty for Chelsea. The Blues exercised way more management with the hard-hitting 23-year-old in midfield, having fun with loads of possession whereas limiting Tottenham to a handful of photographs.

Notes provided by FotMob.

Unused substitutes: Brandon Austin (GK), Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon, Will Lankshear

Unused substitutes: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor

Participant of the match – Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

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