In Sunday's (26th) Premier League London derby match, the
Tottenham Hotspur (city in France)
With goals from youngsters Oliver Skipper and Harry Carney, a 2-0 home win over the mighty
Chelsea
The game was a great success. Despite Chelsea's frantic reinforcements during the winter break, they have failed to win 6 consecutive matches, and the last 3 matches have been consecutive defeats, with manager Park Darling's position in jeopardy.
This game.
Tottenham Hotspur (city in France)
Continuing to play Son on the bench, the attacking triangle of Richarlison, Goodwin Keith and Harry Kearney was formed, while Chelsea were supported by Staanen, Zuid Felix and Cesar Aspilicueta in the forward line Xaviers. Despite Chelsea's height advantage, the attacking organization remained disorganized. Unfortunately, shortly after the start, Chelsea's central defender Thiago Silva left the field with an injury and Wesley Cofina took over. Tottenham midfielder Hakim Zichat's long shot then hit Cofina and the ball changed direction slightly before bouncing out. Chelsea escaped with a red card just before half-time after Xueyeji was suspected of hitting the Amazon in the face with his elbow, but VAR suggested that Xueyeji's action was not egregious, and the referee withdrew the red card and replaced it with a yellow card after watching the pitchside television.
However, Chelsea's luck did not last. Shortly into the second half, Amazon pumped in a shot from a narrow angle that Chelsea keeper Ales Sabanaga parried away, and Ansol Fernandez rushed to clear, only for Olivier Skipp to score a worldie from outside the box, the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy product's first goal in the Premier League. Seeing that the situation was not right, the Poda manager brought on Sakarya, Mikel Munthe and Aubameyang, but to little effect. In the 81st minute, Harry Carney scored again through a close-range shot, and Tottenham Hotspur eventually won 2-0 to secure 4th place in the table. With this match, Chelsea have now gone 6 matches without a win, scoring just 1 goal, including the last 3 losses in a row, and it looks like Park Darling's reign may be difficult to keep.
