Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea, 08 December 2024

Score4-3 to Chelsea
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance61,184
Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 65 Tottenham Hotpsur won: 8 Drawn: 21 Chelsea lost: 36 Tottenham Hotpsur scored: 63 Chelsea scored: 120 . Tottenham Hotspur had now lost nine of the last 12 meetings in the Premier League with Chelsea (won one).

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

4 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Dominic Solanke 5 G
Dejan Kulusekvski 11 G
SON Heung-min 90+6 G

Goals:

Jadon Sancho 17 G
Cole Palmer penalty 61 P
Enzo Fernández 73 G
Cole Palmer penalty 84 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Dejan Kulusekvski
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Dominic Solanke

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Radu Drăgușin for Cristian Romero 15
Timo Werner for Brennan Johnson 53
Lucas Bergvall for Yves Bissouma 79
Archie Gray for Micky van de Ven 79
James Maddison for Dejan Kulusekvski 79

Substitutions:

Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia 46
Christopher Nkunku for Nicolas Jackson 76
Noni Madueke for Pedro Neto 86
João Félix for Cole Palmer 90+1
Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella 90+1

Cards:

Pape Matar Sarr 30 Y
Yves Bissouma 59 Y

Cards:

Roméo Lavia 21 Y
Pedro Neto 85 Y
Robert Sánchez 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Defender Radu Drăgușin
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder James Maddison
Forward Will Lankshear
Forward Timo Werner

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 11th . This was the 11th time that Tottenham Hotspur had lost a game in the Premier League after taking a lead of two or more goals; more than any other team in the competition's history. . Spurs had now won one of their last seven games in all competitions (lost four). . This was the first time that they had conceded four or more goals in a home game since Chelsea's 4-1 win in the Premier League on 6 November 2023.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Chelsea had now scored 61 goals in 23 games in all competitions so far in this season. . This was the first time that the Blues had trailed by two goals after 11 minutes of a game in the Premier League since a 2-0 loss at Leeds United on 1 December 1996. . Cole Palmer had now become the first player to score from all of the first 12 penalties he had taken in the Premier League; previously 11 by Yaya Toure.

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Dominic Solanke 5 G
Dejan Kulusekvski 11 G
SON Heung-min 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Dejan Kulusekvski
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Dominic Solanke

Substitutions:

Radu Drăgușin for Cristian Romero 15
Timo Werner for Brennan Johnson 53
Lucas Bergvall for Yves Bissouma 79
Archie Gray for Micky van de Ven 79
James Maddison for Dejan Kulusekvski 79

Cards:

Pape Matar Sarr 30 Y
Yves Bissouma 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Defender Radu Drăgușin
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder James Maddison
Forward Will Lankshear
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 11th . This was the 11th time that Tottenham Hotspur had lost a game in the Premier League after taking a lead of two or more goals; more than any other team in the competition's history. . Spurs had now won one of their last seven games in all competitions (lost four). . This was the first time that they had conceded four or more goals in a home game since Chelsea's 4-1 win in the Premier League on 6 November 2023.

4 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Jadon Sancho 17 G
Cole Palmer penalty 61 P
Enzo Fernández 73 G
Cole Palmer penalty 84 P

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia 46
Christopher Nkunku for Nicolas Jackson 76
Noni Madueke for Pedro Neto 86
João Félix for Cole Palmer 90+1
Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella 90+1

Cards:

Roméo Lavia 21 Y
Pedro Neto 85 Y
Robert Sánchez 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Chelsea had now scored 61 goals in 23 games in all competitions so far in this season. . This was the first time that the Blues had trailed by two goals after 11 minutes of a game in the Premier League since a 2-0 loss at Leeds United on 1 December 1996. . Cole Palmer had now become the first player to score from all of the first 12 penalties he had taken in the Premier League; previously 11 by Yaya Toure.