Chelsea recovered from a dismal start to take all three points from their visit to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on a stormy night in North London.
An early opener from Dejan Kulusevski provided the hosts with the perfect start but that only proved to be the start of what would be an eventful night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
By the time the half-time whistle had been blown, Spurs had been reduced to ten men by Cristian Romero’s red card, been drawn back by a penalty from Cole Palmer, lost the services of James Maddison and Micky van de Ven through injury and witnessed a whole host of contentious decisions as the likes of Reece James and Destiny Odogie narrowly avoided red cards after lengthy VAR checks.
Odogie’s luck ran out in the second-half when he received a second yellow card for a late challenge on Raheem Sterling and Chelsea made the most of their two-man advantage to secure a 4-1 win thanks to a hat-trick from Nicolas Jackson.
LondonWorld reflects on the performance of the men in blue with our player ratings from their win against Ange Postecoglou’s side.
1. Robert Sanchez - 5
No chance on the goal thanks to the deflection but still looks far from convincing in a number of key aspects of his game. Did go some way to make amends with a late save from Son just seconds before the third goal. Photo: Getty Images
2. Axel Disasi - 5
Looked nervy and lacking in authority during the opening half hour. Improved as the game wore on but still far from convincing. Photo: Getty Images
3. Levi Colwill - 5
At fault for the Spurs goal with a poor decision and looked like he could get overran at times. Another that could have seen red during a crazy game. Photo: Getty Images
4. Reece James - 5
Looked vulnerable to attacks down his side when Spurs had their full quota of players. Wasteful when he broke forward and possibly lucky to escape a red card just before half-time. Photo: Getty Images