At 00:30 a.m. on December 9, Beijing time, the 15th round of the English Premier League ushered in the Big6 battle, and Tottenham Hotspur hosted Chelsea.
In the first half, Cucurella slipped twice and caused Chelsea to concede two goals, and then changed shoes, Solanke and Kulusevski scored successively, Romero returned injured as soon as he returned, Sancho pulled one back with a long-range shot, and Sarr's header hit the woodwork, and Tottenham led 2-1 at half-time; In the second half, Caicedo made a point, Palmer equalized with a penalty, Enzo burst to overtake the score, Sarr sent a point, Palmer completed a double with a spoon penalty, and Son Heung-min pulled one back in stoppage time but it was too late.
In the end, Tottenham were beaten 4-3 by Chelsea, with the Blues four points behind leaders Liverpool in the first game.
Tottenham vs Chelsea,Postecoglou lined up a 433 formation, Johnson, Solanke, and Son Heung-min formed a trident, Kulusevski, Bissouma, and Sarr formed three midfielders, Poro, Romero, Van der Win, and Udogie formed a back four, and Foster was in goal, with a starting value of 484 million euros;Maresca lined up in a 4231 formation, with Jackson in front and Palmer behind him, flanked by Sancho and Neto, Enzo and Lavia forming a double midfield, Cucurella, Colwill, Badiashile and Caicedo forming a back four, and Sanchez in goal, with a starting value of 530 million euros。
In this campaign, Tottenham used high-pressure pressing tactics. For Chelsea, Caicedo played at right-back in a cameo and the attack was played as a full-back. Chelsea were the main counter-attackers, but Tottenham counter-attacked sharply, due to the rain, Cucurella spikes did not fit, two slips caused Chelsea to concede two goals, Solanke grabbed the penalty & Kulusevski cut inside to give a two-goal lead. Jadon Sancho's shocking long-range strike pulled one back into the net, and at this moment Chelsea's momentum has returned, comprehensively suppressing Tottenham, and with Romero returning from injury, the Tottenham backline is even more shaky. Palmer made it double with two penalties, as well as spoon penalties, and the bubble was already at the heart of Chelsea. Enzo was also getting better, Palmer dribbled on the right and then crossed, and Enzo burst into the net without stopping. The score of 4-2 lasted until the 96th minute of the game, when Polo broke through the inverted triangle and returned the pass, and Son Heung-min pushed and pulled one back, but it was too late.
In a goal shootout, Chelsea defeated Tottenham 4-3 away to win four consecutive Premier League games. In addition to the goalkeeper and centre-back positions, Chelsea is already capable of competing for the title.
Full game,Chelsea managed 62% possession and a total of 17 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target; Tottenham had a total of 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target。