Cole Palmer Bags Brace As Chelsea Come From Behind To Beat Tottenham In London Derby
Chelsea fought back from two goals down to win 4-3 at London rivals Tottenham and reduced the gap with Premier League’s leaders Liverpool to four points.
Spurs, who have blown a two-goal lead for the second time this season after losing 3-2 at Brighton in October, were 2-0 up after just 11 minutes through Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski as Marc Cucurella was forced into a change of boots after slipping for both goals.
Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo escaped a first-half red card for an over-the-ball tackle on Pape Matar Sarr despite a VAR review.
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Caicedo then won a second-half penalty as he drew a rash challenge from Yves Bissouma that allowed Palmer to equalise from the spot in the 61st minute.
Enzo Fernandez completed the turnaround in the 73rd minute with a powerful near-post volley.
Spurs’ defensive style were on display again as Sarr gave away another poor penalty that allowed Palmer to produced a cool Panenka in the 84th minute to extend their lead.
Heung-Min Son pulled a stoppage-time goal back but it was too little too late as Chelsea held on for a fourth straight league win to move second behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand after the Reds’ match against Everton was postponed on Saturday.
Earlier today, Arsenal secured a point at Fulham as Mikel Arteta continued to maintain top four position.
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