Chelsea returned to the top four of the Premier League table as Enzo Fernandez's header sealed a 1-0 London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Fernandez powered home following an outstanding cross from the returning Cole Palmer in the 50th minute, as the Blues earned a deserved three points at Stamford Bridge.
Moises Caicedo and Pape Sarr had second-half strikes disallowed, but Spurs could have few complaints about the result, having earlier relied on Guglielmo Vicario to keep Chelsea out.
After several of their rivals for UEFA Champions League qualification won in midweek, the victory moves Chelsea to fourth place on 52 points, back above Manchester City and Newcastle United.
Now winless in four league matches, Ange Postecoglou's Spurs stay 14th with 34 points.
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Key facts
Only Liverpool (38) and Arsenal (34) have won more Premier League points at home this season than Chelsea (31 – level with Nottingham Forest), with the Blues winning five in a row at Stamford Bridge for only the second time across the last five seasons (also last five matches of 2023/24).
Only the Premier League’s current bottom four teams have lost more games this season than Spurs, with Spurs losing 16 league games in a campaign for the first time since 2003/04 under Glenn Hoddle & David Pleat (19).
Chelsea have completed a league double over Spurs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since doing so in three consecutive Premier League campaigns between 1999/00 and 2001/02.
Spurs have failed to win any of their last nine Premier League games against teams starting the day in the top half of the table (D1 L8), since beating Manchester City 4-0 in November.