Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea: Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane on target as Spurs secure three points
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Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea: Graham Potter’s misery as Blues boss continues as goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane see Spurs secure three points in a dramatic London derby
- Chelsea star man Thiago Silva was forced to go off injured after just 19 minutes after colliding with Harry Kane.
- Blues were briefly reduced to ten men but Hakim Ziyech’s red card was overturned after VAR review
- But Spurs took the lead after the break and Oliver Skipp put them ahead with his first goal for the club.
- Harry Kane doubled the home side’s lead in the closing stages after finding space at the far post from a corner
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Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea: Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane combined to secure Spurs’ first Premier League win over their London rivals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Chelsea have struggled with injury so far this season and their bad luck continued when Thiago Silva limped off after just 19 minutes to be replaced by Wesley Fofana.
The home side took the lead after the break, and Skipp scored his first senior goal for the club to give them the lead after 46 minutes.
Kane then doubled his team’s lead in the second half, finding space at the far post to increase his Premier League tally for the season.
Harry Kane continued his goalscoring form as Tottenham secured bragging rights in the London derby with a win over Chelsea
Harry Kane proved to be a nuisance at first and seemed to have found space to shoot before Thiago Silva denied him.
Kane collided with the 38-year-old, landing on Silva’s outstretched leg and leaving the Brazilian in considerable discomfort.
Despite initially attempting to play on, Silva was unable to continue after the collision and was replaced by Wesley Fofana.
Raheem Sterling had one of Chelsea’s best chances in the first half, but Fraser Forster saved his shot well.
Chaos descended between the two sides before the interval, with Hakim Ziyech colliding with Spurs defender Emerson Royal.
Referee Stuart Attwell showed the Moroccan international a red card after he appeared to hit Royal in the face during the melee.
But the decision would ultimately be overturned by VAR, with Ziyech receiving a yellow card for his role in the dispute.
Spurs took the lead early in the second half with Skipp firing a lightning bolt to put his side ahead.
The 22-year-old’s goal marked his first goal for his boyhood club and gave Antonio Conte’s side a well-deserved lead.
The game had to be paused twice as officials on the field rushed to replace Attwell’s faulty communications equipment.
Kane found space at the far post after Eric Dier struck from a corner and struck on goal to double his team’s lead.