At 0:30 a.m. on January 24th, Beijing time, the 23rd round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season ushered in a strong dialogue. Chelsea played against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. In the first half, Harry Kane’s goal was blown; in the second half, Ziyech hit the world wave to open the scoring for the Blues, and then Thiago Silva scored a header to expand the score. At the end of the game, Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-0 at home, winning the first Premier League victory in the past five rounds. After this campaign, Chelsea are still 10 points behind the leaders Manchester City in the first game.
This game is the 4th dialogue between the two sides this season. Chelsea have maintained a complete victory in the previous 3 matches, smashing 6 goals without conceding a goal. Two of them were in the League Cup semi-finals in the first half of this month. The Blues double-killed the White Hart Lane Army at home and away to advance. In this campaign, for Chelsea, Lukaku starts with Odoi and Jorginho leads the midfield; for Tottenham, Sun Xingmin is out due to injury, and Harry Kane and Belwin Tanganga are the strikers.
Less than 1 minute into the opening, Chelsea got a chance to shoot, Mount made a cross from the right, and Lukaku shot the ball over the crossbar with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area. In the 4th minute, Ziyech picked a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Odoi plugged in a small-angle header from the back. In the 9th minute, Chelsea got a right corner kick. Mount took a penalty and hoisted the ball into the middle of the penalty area. Thiago Silva headed the goal over the crossbar.
In the 12th minute, Azpilicueta scored the ball, Ziyech bombarded the goal with his left foot from the right front of the penalty area, and Lori fell to the ground and saved the ball. In the 14th minute, Harry Kane made an oblique pass, Winks took the ball and advanced to the top of the penalty area and shot with his left foot. The angle was too positive and Kepa fell to the ground and confiscated. In the 18th minute, Doherty stepped on Sal’s ankle during the fight. The latter fell to the ground in pain, and the referee on duty did not say anything.
In the 23rd minute, Mount knocked over Tanganga, and then a small-scale conflict broke out between the two sides. The referee on duty intervened in time to resolve the conflict. In the 32nd minute, Mount made a cross from the right, and Lukaku kicked the front of the penalty area. In the 38th minute, Hoiber made a precise pass, Sessegnon dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area, and then pushed with his left foot and missed the right baseline.
In the 40th minute, Harry Kane turned around and swept the goal in the penalty area. When the referee blew his whistle to signal that he pushed the foul first, the goal was invalid, and Chelsea escaped.
In the 44th minute, Lukaku hit the goal with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area and was cleared by Dell. 1 minute later, Chelsea got a right corner kick, Mount took the kick and opened the ball to the penalty area, and Thiago Silva headed the goal slightly high.
At the end of the half time, the two sides scored a goalless draw 0-0.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.In the 47th minute, the deadlock on the field was finally broken. Odoi moved laterally on the left side of the outer periphery. Ziyech got the ball from the right side of the front of the penalty area and cut in horizontally. He blasted a world wave with his left foot, and Chelsea took the lead, 1-0! Ziyech scored in two consecutive Premier League games.
In the 49th minute, Mount’s right-footed shot in the middle of the penalty area was blocked, and Ziyech’s left-footed long-range shot from outside the penalty area was resolved by Lori.
In the 55th minute, Dell brought down Odoi, Chelsea got a set-piece from the left side of the frontcourt, Mount took a penalty and drove the ball to the penalty area, Thiago Silva headed the goal and scored a goal, Chelsea expanded the score, 2 -0!
In the 58th minute, Skip headed the ball from the middle of the penalty area, and Belwin volleyed with his right foot in the penalty area. The angle was too positive and Kepa got it.
In the 69th minute, Kovacic made a straight pass in the midfield, and Lukaku took the ball and turned around to lead the ball into the penalty area with a left-footed volley that was saved by Lori. In the 77th minute, Mount’s right-footed shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Ben Davis. In the 85th minute, Tottenham took a right corner kick, Harry Kane headed the goal from the middle of the penalty area, and Kepa flew to save the ball from the baseline.
At the end of the game, Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-0 at home.
Lineups for both teams:
Chelsea (4-4-2): 1-Kepa/28-Aspilicueta, 6-Tiago-Silva, 2-Rudiger, 31-Saar/8-Kovacic , 5-Jorginho (7-Kante 73′), 22-Ziyech (17-Saul 90′), 19-Mount/20-Odoi (3-Alonso 87′) , 9-Lukaku
Tottenham (3-4-3): 1-Lori/6-Davinson-Sanchez, 15-Dell, 33-Ben Davis/2-Doherty, 8-Winks (11-Hyce) Er 88′), 5-Hoyber, 19-Sessegnon (27-Little Lucas 57′)/23-Berwin, 10-Harry-Kane, 25-Tanganga (29-S Kip 57′)Return to Sohu, see more