The new league leaders in the Premier League are Chelsea. The team played Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday and won 3-0 (0-0). Chelsea is on equal points with Liverpool. Tottenham is in seventh place.
The first half was goalless, but straight after half-time, Thiago Silva made his mark as he netted, with an assist by Marcos Alonso, to give Chelsea the lead.
With more than 30 minutes on the clock, Chelsea’s N`Golo Kante scored with an assist by Mateo Kovacic, and increased the lead.
Chelsea found the net once more, this time through Antonio Rüdiger, who scored, with an assist by Timo Werner, in the 90th minute. The 3-0 goal was the last one of the game.
Tottenham have 3 wins and and 2 losses with a 3–6 goal difference in the last 5 games, while Chelsea have 4 wins and 1 draw and a 12–1 goal difference.
The last meeting between the teams ended in a 1-0 away win for Chelsea in February 2021.
Tottenham are unbeaten at home, after two games. Chelsea are unbeaten on away soil, with one win in two tries so far in the league.
Tottenham have scored 3 goals. They have scored two goals at home. They’ve conceded 6 goals in total.
Chelsea have scored 12 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 12 goals. They’ve conceded 1 goals in total.
Tottenham have opened the score in 3 of their 4 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 100 percent when scoring the first goal. Chelsea have scored 66 percent of their goals before the break, with a +5 (6–0) goal difference.
In the next games in the Premier League, Tottenham will take on Arsenal (away) on 25 September 2021, Aston Villa (home) on 02 October 2021 and Newcastle (away) on 16 October 2021. Chelsea play Manchester City (home) on 24 September 2021, Southampton (home) on 01 October 2021 and Brentford (away) on 15 October 2021.
