Premier League: Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur draw 2-2 on Sunday
LONDON. Chelsea manages to recover against Tottenham Hotspur with a goal on the P. Hojbjerg 68' and a goal on the H. Kane 90'.
LONDON. Chelsea manages to recover against Tottenham Hotspur with a goal on the P. Hojbjerg 68′ and a goal on the H. Kane 90′. Chelsea was far superior when it came to possession ball (64%)
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 31.2 degrees Celsius or 88.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 27%.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 64% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Chelsea to win the match.
Chelsea shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 4 yellow cards (R. James, E. Mendy, T. Tuchel and K. Havertz). On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (A. Conte).
After this contest, Chelsea has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. while Tottenham Hotspur has 3 points (7th).
Match Events
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20'20'
K. Koulibaly
M. Cucurella
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41'41'
R. James
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57'57'
Richarlison
R. Sessegnon
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62'62'
E. Mendy
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68'68'
P. Hojbjerg
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70'70'
Antonio Conte
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73'73'
César Azpilicueta
Jorginho
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77'77'
Reece James
Raheem Sterling
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79'79'
Yves Bissouma
Rodrigo Bentancur
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79'79'
Ivan Perisic
Heung-min Son
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82'82'
Lucas Moura
Emerson
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84'84'
C. Gallagher
N\'Golo Kanté
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84'84'
C. Pulisic
R. Sterling
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86'86'
Kai Havertz
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90'90'
Cristian Romero (Card adjusted)
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90'90'
A. Broja
K. Havertz
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90'90'
H. Kane
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90'90'
A. Conte
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90'90'
T. Tuchel
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Chelsea will play away with Leeds United on the 21st of August with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).
Tottenham Hotspur will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 20th of August with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Thomas Tuchel chose to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Reece James , Thiago Silva , Kalidou Koulibaly , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , N’Golo Kanté , Jorginho , Marc Cucurella , Kai Havertz , Mason Mount and Raheem Sterling .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 4 changes: Jorginho for C. Azpilicueta (73′), N. Kante for C. Gallagher (85′), R. Sterling for C. Pulisic (85′) and K. Havertz for A. Broja (90′).
Top player: Reece James
The player who no doubt impressed Chelsea the most was Reece James.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Tottenham Hotspur: Formation and Lineups
Also Tottenham Hotspur adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris , Cristian Romero , Eric Dier , Ben Davies , Emerson Royal , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Rodrigo Bentancur , Ryan Sessegnon , Dejan Kulusevski , Heung-min Son and Harry Kane .
Substitutes
Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: R. Sessegnon for Richarlison (57′), R. Bentancur for Y. Bissouma (80′), Son Heung-Min for I. Perisic (79′) and Emerson Royal for Lucas Moura (82′).
Top player: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
The player who no doubt impressed Tottenham Hotspur the most was Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
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