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Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea 2-0 on Saturday night, securing a rare Stamford Bridge victory.

Chelsea endured an evening to forget at Stamford Bridge as Xabi Alonso’s side were deservedly beaten 2-0 by local rivals Tottenham.

LONDON — Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur battled and scraped for every single inch in an intense London derby in the driving wind and rain at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Goalkeeper Mike Penders endured a difficult first Premier League start, scoring an own goal as Chelsea lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham, the 21-year-old punching the ball into his own net.

Chelsea made a decent start to the game, and forced Spurs into several mistakes with some effective high pressing amid the non-ideal conditions of an absolute downpour. Unfortunately, we were not able to make that early pressure count.

For much of the contest, little separated the two sides. In the opening period, Cole Palmer and Jordan Henderson forced Antonin Kinsky into good saves. Mike Penders, meanwhile, produced good stops to deny Omar Marmoush and Mathys Tel.

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