Chelsea claimed the bragging rights as west met north in Thursday night’s London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side claimed a first win since thrashing Everton almost three weeks ago and reignites their hopes of creeping into the top seven and returning to Europe next season.
For Spurs, this was a third successive defeat and makes it increasingly likely they will be playing Europa League football rather than Champions League football in 2024/25, with a seven-point gap to fourth place Aston Villa not realistic to close with so few games left.
This fixture always has the potential to get spicy. Remember that handshake?
Chelsea v Tottenham tonight.
It spins my head that this happened just last season, it feels like a different decade.
— HLTCO (@HLTCO) May 2, 2024
Trevoh Chalobah headed Chelsea into the lead midway through the first half.
Trevoh Chalobah heads Chelsea into the lead! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/XIs9T4BiyS
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 2, 2024
But there was also a long VAR review as checks were made for an offside and possible foul.
VAR did everything possible to rule out that Chelsea goal despite Cucurella being onside while Gallagher is taking the free kick.
Then they switched to a possible foul which not a single Tottenham player appealed for!
“Clear and obvious” 😂
— Sripad (@falsewinger) May 2, 2024
Cucurella with the block is a foul
— Jamie Ohara (@Mrjamieohara1) May 2, 2024