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Updated 08/12/2024 at 18:31 GMT
Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Chelsea came from two goals behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 and move second in the Premier League table.
Cole Palmer was on target twice from the penalty spot, as Jadon Sancho and Enzo Fernandez scored in another blockbuster between the London rivals.
Much like this fixture last season, it was a frantic opening 45 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs took control of the early stages following two key mistakes by Marc Cucurella.
Brennan Johnson made the most of the defender’s first mistake, snatching the ball from him following a slip and driving down the right, before crossing for Dominic Solanke to open the scoring excellently inside the first five minutes.
And just six minutes later, Cucurella fell victim to the slippery surface for the second time when he went down again, this time allowing Spurs to find Dejan Kulusevski on the edge of the box, who fired the hosts two goals ahead.
Tottenham could not hold on to the two-goal cushion for long, though, as Sancho drilled home from 20 yards to halve the deficit four minutes later.
One of the major talking points in the first half was when Moises Caicedo caught Pape Sarr with his studs high in a late challenge, but after a swift VAR check, the midfielder was controversially cleared.
Chelsea started the second half on the front foot and their persistence paid off on the hour mark as Caicedo won a penalty following a reckless challenge from Yves Bissouma. Palmer was on hand to slot home the spot kick and pull Enzo Maresca’s side level.
In another moment of madness, Sarr shoved Palmer in the back to gift the visitors another penalty, which was dispatched with a Panenka by Palmer.
Chelsea held on for all three points while Spurs, who did grab a very late third goal, slumped to a third game without a win.
In further bad news for Ange Postecoglou and Spurs, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven were passed fit to start the match, but both were forced off with injuries.