Tottenham grabbed the most recent of equalisers at Chelsea on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, with Harry Kane nodding in from a nook within the 96th minute to rescue a 2-2 draw.
Kalidou Koulibaly opened the scoring simply 19 minutes in with an excellent volley from a nook, because the centre-back regarded each bit the centre-forward with the completed end to place Chelsea forward.
The house aspect have been dominating the sport, however the guests acquired an equaliser 68 minutes in by means of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, but it surely was the build-up which incensed the Chelsea boss as Kai Havertz gave the impression to be fouled. As Antonio Conte celebrated and Thomas Tuchel fumed, the pair clashed and each obtained yellow playing cards.
It was Tuchel celebrating shortly afterwards, although, as Reece James raced into the field and Raheem Sterling laid the ball on a plate for him to fireside previous Hugo Lloris and full the scoring on 77 minutes.
It regarded like Chelsea have been getting all three factors, but it surely was Kane who acquired his head to the ball kind an in-swinging nook deep into stoppage time and acquired the draw.
There was one other conflict between the managers at full-time after they went to shake palms, with an intense squaring up, earlier than each have been proven pink playing cards.
It was a full of life begin from each side however Chelsea began to get the higher of the opening levels, with their wing-backs seeing lots of the ball.
Kai Havertz pressured a wise save from Hugo Lloris, however the Frenchman’s contact extensive together with his boot solely produced a nook, which led to the Blues opening the scoring.
Marc Cucurella discovered fellow summer season signing Koulibaly unmarked within the penalty space and the centre-back impressively, and emphatically, volleyed house.
It was an ideal hit from Koulibaly, but it surely was actually weird that Spurs had left the large centre-back unmarked from a nook.
There was not a substantial amount of menace coming from Spurs, with their solely thrilling second earlier than half time coming when Ryan Sessegnon raced by means of on purpose, however was flagged offside.
Mason Mount curled an effort extensive, whereas Loftus-Cheek narrowly missed his header from a Jorginho cross and the house aspect have been comfy as they went in on the break forward.
Little was altering for Tottenham within the second half so Richarlison was thrown on for a debut, changing Ryan Sessegnon and out of the blue there was an ideal probability at both finish across the hour mark.
After one thing of a scramble within the Spurs field it was Raheem Sterling who acquired his shot off however may solely ship it over the dangerous.
Instantly Tottenham went down the opposite finish due to an ideal by means of ball which Harry Kane acquired on the tip of and was in on Edouard Mendy, however mishit his effort and dragged it extensive, in simply Spurs’ finest probability of the match.
Tottenham have been enhancing, although, and so they have been degree on 68 minutes as Hojberg discovered the again of the online with a well-placed effort from the sting of the field.
Kai Havertz was fuming that he was not given a free-kick within the Spurs half, with Tottenham getting ahead and into the Blues penalty space, however misplaced the ball. Jorginho was unusually poor in possession and gave the ball again too casually, permitting Hojberg to hit it first time and discover the underside nook.
There have been fiery scenes on the touchline after the equaliser, with Antonio Conte celebrating and Thomas Tuchel raging on the fourth official, which led to the 2 clashing and each obtained yellow playing cards.
Chelsea ought to have been forward a couple of minutes later as Kai Havertz acquired on the tip of an ideal Reece James cross six yards out, in the course of the purpose, however put his volley extensive.
James sorted it out himself moments later, although, as issues opened up fantastically for Chelsea as Dejan Kulusevski gave the ball away in his personal half on the fitting flank.
The ball was performed inside to Sterling who noticed James bombing on into the field and the ahead performed within the wing-back who was unmarked, with Ben Davies having to cope with each males, and James calmly slotted previous Lloris. Tuchel resembled Jose Mourinho as he sprinted down the touchline in celebration.
Spurs tried to seize one other equaliser, with Ben Davies coming shut with a flicked header from a nook late on, effectively saved by Edouard Mendy.
Then they acquired what they needed proper on the dying as Kane headed previous the Blues stopper.
The managers shook palms at full-time, however they refused to let go and spun spherical to sq. up and trigger one thing of a scene as coaches and gamers rushed in. Each have been proven pink.
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