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Historical shock of Premier League on this Thursday, April 3. In Stamford Bridge, Chelsea (6th, 49 pts) welcomed Tottenham (14th, 34 pts). Aligned in 4-2-3-1, the Blues of Enzo Maresca-which remained on a defeat against Arsenal (0-1) before the international break-had to raise their heads to stay in the race for the Champions League. Opposite, the Spurs, already beaten 14 times this season, remained on a setback in Fulham (0-2) and presented themselves in 4-3-3 with an Odobert-Solanke-Son attack. A meeting that was not long in coming alive. Standing out of point, Jackson took advantage of a long opening from Chalobah and a breeze of Tottenham's defense to signal but Van de Ven deected on the Tibia of the Senegalese scorer, who saw his attempt finish on the post of Vicario (1st).
In the process, Gusto was at the reception of a cucurella center, but his recovery bordered on the frame of the Spurs (7th). Shaken in the first moments, the men of Ange Postcoglou let the storm pass and had a first situation. Shaken by Chalobah, Solanke thought of getting the penalty but Craig Pawson did not flinch (14th). Gradually leaving the ball to visitors, Chelsea did not lose a sense of goal. On a Palmer center, Fernandez was very close to unlocking the situation but Vicario captured in extremis in front of his line (19th). Ferbrile defensively, Tottenham still put himself in difficulty but Jackson did not take advantage of it (29th). Offensively, the soundtrack managed to show itself, like the center of the South Korean, repelled by Sanchez with a headlines of the left arm (36th).
Chelsea recovers her 4th place
Just before the break, Sancho took advantage of a Neto center to arm a beautiful rolled strike from the right but Vicario diverted perfectly from the end of the left glove (45th). After 45 intense minutes and the start of a fight between Romero and Chalobah, the referee of this shock finally whistled half-time. Upon returning from the locker room, this fascinating derby was finally going to experience a first major turning point. After an attempt to palmer, repelled by Vicario (50th), the Spurs gave in … lonely, Fernandez took advantage of a perfect center of Palmer to place his head and deliver Stamford Bridge (1-0, 51st). A goal that completely released the blues, who made the break in stride. On a free kick, Caicedo, opportunistic, took advantage of a badly returned ball to double the putting on a good recovery. Unfortunately for him, his realization was canceled for an offside position at the start of the action (60th).
A short -lived joy which did not however brake the ardor of Chelsea. Very in sight during this meeting, Palmer still pointed out but Vicario interposed a beautiful reflex of the left hand (61st). In the last half hour of play, Postcoglou launched Johnson and Sarr. The latter was not long in showing himself. After high recovery, the Senegalese environment armed a heavy strike and equalized (69th). Issue ? The referee, called by the Var, returned to a fault at the start of the action and sanctioned Sarr of a yellow card (73rd). At the end of the match, Chelsea was scary but Sanchez released the big game (89th) to secure a short but precious victory (1-0). A success allowing the men of Enzo Maresca to go back to the foot of the podium. For his part, Tottenham confirms his galley season and stagnates to a sad 14th place before facing Southampton on the next day.
