
Chelsea beat Totterham Hotspur 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, April 3 to improve their bid for qualifying for the European Champions League next season. Now the Blues are fourth in the Premier League table, scoring 52 points in 30 games, Manchester City is two points higher and two points higher than Newcastle United, which has a game.
When Cole Palmer formed Enzo Fernandez in the 50th minute, the host caught the only goal in a competitive game. VAR stepped in twice, excluding the host’s second offside goal in the 60th minute, and then canceled Pape Matar Sarr’s 71st minute strike to foul.
Here are five key points of the clash between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur:
5. Excellent performance of the breeder
Both Robert Sanchez Guglielmo Vicario offers strong matches for their respective teams in the London Derby area. The Chelsea Shooter made two fines while his opposite numbers made four saves.
Vicario may have the toughest defeat among the two Guardians, while the Italian beat 0.8 in 1.8 xgot, while Sanchez faces and denies 0.74 XGOT.
4. Jadon Sancho and Nicolas Jackson fail to impress
The two most disappointing performances of the London Derby were from Manchester United lender Jadon Sancho and Chelsea’s Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson.
Despite Sancho’s excellent strike in shooting and Vicario’s performance in denial, the British were timid in the offense and lost six of the seven duels. Jackson lost six of eight duels in one game, which sometimes cried over the quality of the offensive.
3. James Maddison
The former Leicester City midfielder didn’t have a good game against Tottenham on Thursday. He is usually the heart of offensive intention on the North London side, and he just didn’t raise any alarms on the court.
Maddison lost all five duels he entered, committed four fouls and put the XG + XA combined to 0.11.
2. Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez
Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez add together for the only goal of the game, emphasizing the excellent quality of the duo. They were two of the best players on the court and were knocked out for defensive reinforcements.
Palmer created two chances, won three tackles and won five of nine duels. Fernandez showed an equally impressive performance, completing 41 of 45 passes, making 4 recovery and making a tackle in the game.
1. Tottenham Hotspur is in big trouble
This season, Angel Postecoglu’s side has been shocking, below Manchester United at the Premier League table.
After losing to Chelsea, the Spurs ranked 14th in 16 losses after 30 games. Another big summer for Tottenham Hotspurs seems to be in scope as the work of Australian tacticians is under rigorous scrutiny.