In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, a make-up match in the 26th round of the English Premier League started, with Chelsea playing Tottenham at home. In the first half, Jackson missed a solo shot, Palmer missed an empty goal, Chalobah broke the deadlock with a header, and in the second half, Jackson scored from the spot. In the end, Chelsea won 2-0, sending Tottenham Hotspur to three consecutive league defeats, and the situation in the race for the top four is not optimistic.
Due to Chelsea's poor performance, the early withdrawal from the title race and the race for four also made this game relatively unconcerned, mainly focusing on Tottenham's race for the fourth. In the past half month, Tottenham Hotspur has ushered in the devil's schedule, in addition to Chelsea, opponents include Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, and are also regarded as the judges of the championship.
Tottenham's 3-2 defeat at home to Arsenal at the weekend left them seven points behind fourth-placed Villa with two games in hand. The two sides met for the first time of the season, with Tottenham losing 4-1 at home to Chelsea.
In the fifth minute, Chelsea almost got off to a dream start, Mykhailo Mudryk sent a through ball, Jackson had a one-on-one chance to shoot, the ball was cleared in front of Van der Ven, and Palmer, who followed up with a follow-up shot, missed a good chance.
In the 24th minute, Conor Gallagher drove a set-piece into the box and Trevoh Chalobah rose high to head home to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead.
In the 32nd minute, Mudryk's inside shot from inside the box went just wide, and Romero's high-flying header shortly afterwards was also just wide. In first-half stoppage time, Sarr stepped forward into the penalty area and his shot was blocked, and the score was still 0-1 down for Tottenham.
Half-time statistics showed that both teams had almost five to five possession, with Chelsea having 11 shots on goal and three on target, creating three great chances but missing two, while Tottenham had three shots on target and no great chances.
In the second half, Tottenham stepped up their attack. In the 68th minute, Johnson crossed in front of the goal, Emerson missed the tackle and missed the opportunity.
In the 72nd minute, Palmer's free-kick hit the crossbar and Hojbjerg collided with Son Heung-min, and Jackson comfortably scored from the back of the net to extend Chelsea's lead 2-0.
Since then, Tottenham's attack has not improved, and the attacking line led by Johnson and Son Heung-min failed to grasp the opportunity, and finally lost by two goals away from home, and was also killed by Chelsea.
After the defeat, Tottenham suffered three consecutive defeats, after losing to Newcastle and Arsenal in a row, while not winning eight consecutive away games.
In the latest standings, Tottenham Hotspur is still 60 points and continues to rank fifth, but it is already 7 points behind the fourth-ranked Villa with one round less, and there is basically no hope of overtaking with only 4 rounds left, and Emery is leading the team to lock in next season's Champions League qualification is getting closer and closer.
Chelsea starters: 28-Petrovic, 42-Gilchrist, 14-Chalobah, 5-Badiashile, 3-Cucurella, 25-Caicedo, 23-Gallagher, 20-Palmer, 10-Mudryk, 15-Jackson, 11-Madueke
Tottenham starters: 13-Vicario, 23-Poro, 17-Romero, 37-Van der Ven, 12-Emerson, 8-Bissouma, 29-Sarr, 21-Kulu, 22-Johnson, 9-Richarlison, 7-Son Heung-min
Source: Kanqiu Bear Brother