Enzo Fernandez headed the Fiftieth-minute winner as Chelsea beat Tottenham to maneuver fourth within the Premier League at Stamford Bridge – after each side had objectives dominated out.
Returning Chelsea prime scorer Cole Palmer discovered Fernandez in house in entrance of aim to attain his fifth league aim of the season and provides his aspect a deserved lead towards a Tottenham crew who didn’t have an try on the right track earlier than the break.
Enzo Fernandez will get on the top of a Cole Palmer cross and Chelsea take the lead! 🔵 pic.twitter.com/yMLBCYoexm
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 3, 2025
VAR chalks off Caicedo, Sarr objectives
Moises Caicedo volleyed in a second for Chelsea six minutes later with a exact and fierce end after Spurs had partially cleared, just for a prolonged Video Assistant Referee (VAR) verify to deem Levi Colwill offside.
One other assessment 21 minutes from time denied Pape Matar Sarr an equaliser after the midfielder caught goalkeeper Robert Sanchez out from 40 yards, with a verify concluding that the substitute had fouled Caicedo within the build-up to the aim.
The consequence strikes Chelsea some extent above fifth-placed Manchester Metropolis, whereas solely victory would have lifted Tottenham to thirteenth above Manchester United.
Moises Caicedo’s aim is dominated out by VAR ❌ pic.twitter.com/Kb3D7qhwpD
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 3, 2025
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Tempers fray
The hosts made a brisk begin in a primary half of few probabilities, hitting a submit when Micky van de Ven’s clearance hit Jackson after Guglielmo Vicario had denied the returning ahead from Trevoh Chalobah’s intelligent move.
Vicario got here to the rescue once more to brilliantly tip Jadon Sancho’s angled drive from shut vary over the crossbar shortly earlier than half-time.
After Fernandez evaded Future Udogie and Micky van de Ven to emphatically meet Palmer’s cross and break the impasse, the more and more fractious nature of a contest containing 10 bookings was heightened by VAR interventions.
Caicedo’s stunning end was matched by the outlandishness of Sarr’s strike, Sanchez spared appreciable embarrassment when the aim was disallowed to consign Tottenham to a twenty eighth defeat of their final 58 video games, together with 16 in 30 league matches this season.
“He’s simply bought to maintain his head up”
Jamie Redknapp reacts to Spurs’ defeat at Stamford Bridge 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/rzvGvGI7tv
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 3, 2025
Tottenham, Chelsea fixtures
Spurs’ season hinges on their Europa League quarter-final towards Eintracht Frankfurt, who’re third in Germany and go to London for the primary leg on April 10 (20:00 BST).
With different outcomes typically going their means this week, Chelsea will hope to extend the hole they maintain above Metropolis and sixth-placed Newcastle once they go to Brentford on Sunday (14:00).
Tottenham will concurrently search a primary league win in 5 video games once they host rock-bottom Southampton, who they beat 5-0 away on December 15.
