Frank Lampard and his troops ensured a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge as Spurs battled it out with the home side for the available three points.
The Blues have got Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso to think while giving a pat on the back to center-back Antonio Rudiger.
The German defender scored an own goal to reduce Chelsea’s 2-0 lead against Tottenham to 2-1 as it ensured a fiery tale at the end of the match. The player will be needing his confidence even as his teammate gets behind him ahead of further massive games in the season.
Following the 2-1 win at the Bridge for Lampard’s young guns, we evaluate interesting statistical features from London showdown at Stamford Bridge.
Shots on target
Chelsea – 6
Tottenham – 4
The Blues were terrific going forward as Olivier Giroud launched Chelsea attacking threat down the Tottenham’s goal. This saw the French man opened the scoring superbly from a rebound as Chelsea took a deserved lead in the contest. Marcos Alonso added the second to secure a famous win at home against the visiting Spurs side.
Shots off target
Chelsea – 8
Tottenham – 0
The Blues had a defining moment going forward thus sealing a 2-1 home win.
However, they were wasteful in front of goal having 8 shots off target in the contest. Spurs had less activity in transition despite the quality and the manager (Jose Mourinho) they’ve got at the moment. This saw them record no shot off target in the entire duration of the match.
Possession
Chelsea – 49%
Tottenham – 51%
The Blues were undone here by Tottenham Hotspur but somehow managed to seal a 2-1 home win.
Chelsea had 49% of the ball possession as compared to Tottenham’s 51% of the ball possession in the game.
This is what the visitors achieved away from home despite losing Christian Eriksen to Inter Milan in the January (winter) transfer Window.
Corners
Chelsea – 3
Tottenham – 5
Chelsea and Spurs conceded yet another load of corner-kicks in this fixture as they faced a large crowd in attendance.
This ensured 8 corners between the two London giants as hostility ensue at Stamford Bridge. This got Spurs conceding 5 corner-kick while Chelsea conceded 3 corners.
Offside
Chelsea – 1
Tottenham – 0
The Blues ensured that the offside statistics mattered in this contest.
They were flagged offside once in the match as the occasion presented the match reference with the option of making a call thus ensuring serenity and fairness in the game.
However, it was the Blues that claimed the win as that offside call may have depicted their genuine desire to win the game.
Fouls
Chelsea – 14
Tottenham – 14
Due to the physical challenges that ensued between both sides a couple of fouls was inevitable.
This got both London clubs (Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs) record a total of about 28 fouls as Chelsea won 2-1 at home.
Both sides competed effectively in the contest thus recording 14 fouls apiece.
Goal Kick
Chelsea – 4
Tottenham – 10
Both sides piled pressure on themselves as the rivalry was intensified on the field of play. This ensured both sides culminated about 14 goal-kicks in the contest.
This got Chelsea recorded 10 goal-kick against Spurs even as the visitors forced the host to concede just 4 goal-kick in the entire 90-minute affair.
