Match report
Cole Palmer and Chelsea are back on track. Ange Postecoglou and Spurs remain off the rails, on the road to nowhere. Or the sack.
The Aussie cupped his ears at his own fans when substitute Pape Matar Sarr seemed to have grabbed an equaliser his team did not deserve.
Moments earlier the travelling supporters had told him “You don’t know what you’re doing” when he had brought on Sarr for their beloved Lucas Bergvall in a double change with 25 minutes to go.
But Postecoglou was hung out to dry when a VAR intervention led to the goal being ruled out for Sarr’s foul on Moises Caicedo.
On another night, the main story would have been fit-again Palmer providing only his second goal contribution of 2025 – and his first in 10 games – by laying the only goal on a plate for Enzo Fernandez.
It puts Chelsea on the front foot again after rivals for a Champions League place won earlier in the midweek round of games.
But their victory was hardly unexpected. Nor was another dismal night for Spurs and Postecoglou.
Big VAR controversy
VAR ruled out not one, but TWO goals in the Chelsea vs Spurs clash.
First, Moises Caicedo's goal was ruled out for a tight offside call on Levi Colwill in the build-up.
Then, Pape Matar Sarr had his strike ruled out for a foul on Caicedo in the build-up.
The call looked to be the right one, but many Spurs fans, and Ange Postecoglou, were fuming at how long the check to the officials.
Match report
Cole Palmer and Chelsea are back on track. Ange Postecoglou and Spurs remain off the rails, on the road to nowhere. Or the sack.
The Aussie cupped his ears at his own fans when substitute Pape Matar Sarr seemed to have grabbed an equaliser his team did not deserve.
Moments earlier the travelling supporters had told him “You don’t know what you’re doing” when he had brought on Sarr for their beloved Lucas Bergvall in a double change with 25 minutes to go.
But Postecoglou was hung out to dry when a VAR intervention led to the goal being ruled out for Sarr’s foul on Moises Caicedo.
On another night, the main story would have been fit-again Palmer providing only his second goal contribution of 2025 - and his first in 10 games - by laying the only goal on a plate for Enzo Fernandez.
It puts Chelsea on the front foot again after rivals for a Champions League place won earlier in the midweek round of games.
But their victory was hardly unexpected. Nor was another dismal night for Spurs and Postecoglou.
Word from Stamford Bridge
Full-time and Ange Postecoglou has now become the first Spurs manager ever to lose his opening four league games against Chelsea.
They way things are going, you wonder if he will survive in his job to have a fifth and sixth next term.
His team were undone by one Enzo Fernandez goal here but were lucky it was not more.
The Aussie may have lost the support of a few more fans too after an incident surrounding a double sub in the second half.
Spurs supporters chanted, "You don’t know what you’re doing" when he took off fan favourite Lucas Bergvall for Pape Matar Sarr, as well as Wilson Odobert for Brennan Johnson.
Sarr then looked to have netted an equaliser with a long-range strike, after which Postecoglou controversially cupped his ear towards the away support as if to say, "What do you think of the sub now?"
The goal was then ruled out after a lengthy VAR check for a foul from Sarr on Moises Caicedo, who himself had had a goal chalked off for offside earlier in the game.
All in all, it was another uncomfortable night for Postecoglou whose dismal league season shows no signs of improvement.