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.
9. Cole Palmer - 7
Cool in possession and used the ball far more effectively than many of his team-mates. Already proving to be value for money for his manager. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. Raheem Sterling - 6
Looked threatening down the left-hand side and seemed Chelsea’s best bet at one point - but his inability to remain onside killed off a number of positive situations. Belatedly made it count as he took advantage of the Spurs high-line for Jackson’s goal. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. Nicolas Jackson - 8
Flitted in and out of the game at times but was the one to take the game out of sight for his side with a well taken second-half hat-trick. Made the most of the space afforded to him by Spurs being reduced to nine men. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
12. Marc Cucurella - 6
Provided some energy down the left-hand side and probably should have scored when he was played in on goal. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images