Chelsea managed to reap the maximum results when continuing the English League 2020-2021 season. Facing Tottenham Hotspur, the squad for the Blues – nicknamed Chelsea – won 1-0 victory over their opponent.
In the match that took place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in the early hours of this morning, Chelsea did appear to be pressing since the early minutes. Even Chelsea almost got ahead quickly through the action of Timo Werner. However, Werner’s chance still failed to become a goal.
Chelsea itself finally managed to open up the advantage over Tottenham in the 23rd minute through Jorginho’s penalty. The penalty for Chelsea itself occurred after Eric Dier violated Werner in the penalty box. Jorginho, who came forward as the executioner, did his job well.
Jolted by Chelsea’s goal, Tottenham also tried to change their game to attack. As a result, Tottenham almost equalized in the 42nd minute with a header from Heung Son-min. However, the ball from his header still failed to hit the target.
In the second half, Tottenham, who did not want to be embarrassed by their guests, appeared more pressing. As a result, Tottenham also got a number of opportunities to equalize. But a bad finish made Tottenham’s chance still fail.
Until the match between Tottenham and Chelsea, the position was 0-1 for the visitors. Yes, Chelsea managed to bring home three points from their visit to North London in this match.
This is also Chelsea’s second victory since Thomas Tuchel’s care. In addition to successfully providing a second victory, Tuchel himself managed to create a record with his team.
Yes, according to the @OptaJoe Twitter tweet, Tuchel became the first Chelsea coach since the Jose Mourinho era to go through three games without conceding. Mourinho himself first set this record when he was still in charge of Chelsea or to be precise in August 2004.
“Thomas Tuchel became the first Chelsea manager to keep a clean sheet in each of his first three games at the club since Jos Mourinho did it in August 2004 (also 3),” wrote the Twitter account @OptaJoe, Friday (5/2/2021).
Thanks to this victory, Chelsea also managed to improve their position in the 2020-2021 Premier League standings. Now Kai Havertz and his friends are in sixth position by collecting 36 points from the 22 matches they have gone through.
