At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 3, a make-up match for the 26th round of the 23/24 Premier League season was played at Stafford Bridge, with Chelsea playing Tottenham at home. Tottenham Hotspur have been in poor form lately, falling behind 0-3 in the "north London derby" in the last round, and only scored two face-saving goals in the final stage, and finally lost 2-3, and fell behind again in the race for four. In addition, in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-3 away to Newcastle, and Tottenham fell into a losing streak and was in an extremely low state.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have had a fluctuating run under Mauricio Pochettino this season, beating Manchester United at home to a draw with Manchester City or being held to a 2-2 draw by already relegated Sheffield United. In this game, facing local rivals Tottenham, Chelsea once again carried forward the spirit of "hoeing the strong to help the weak", allowing Tottenham to fall behind.
After just 24 minutes, Chelsea opened the scoring. Conor Gallagher's free-kick was headed home by Trevoh Chalobah to give Chelsea the lead. In the 72nd minute, Palmer's high-quality free-kick bounced off the postbar and Jackson was clever enough to spot a comfortable shot into the net to seal a 2-0 win for Chelsea.
After this game, the Premier League standings also changed. Chelsea's three points from this round now extend to 51 points and move up to eighth in the table. In fact, they are only three points away from Manchester United. From this point of view, Chelsea's results this season are still acceptable, after all, most of them are newcomers, and many key games lack experience, and Chelsea's future is still promising.
On the other hand, after Tottenham Hotspur lost in this round, they suffered three consecutive defeats and still only 60 points, seven points behind Villa, who ranked fourth. Although Tottenham have played one game less than Villa, Tottenham is a little optimistic from the perspective of the race for the top four.
Next, Villa don't want to play away to Brighton, but at home to Liverpool, who have little hope of winning the title this season, and then travel to Crystal Palace in the final round. Tottenham will play Liverpool away next and Manchester City at home, and every game is not easy to play, so it can be said that Tottenham's race for four this season is already at a disadvantage.
At the same time, Tottenham suffered three consecutive defeats and successfully helped Liverpool to qualify for next season's Champions League. Liverpool are currently third with 75 points, leading Tottenham Hotspur by as many as 15 points with only four games remaining, and successfully securing Champions League qualification. (Xiong Yixuan)