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Tottenham face the unenviable task of trying to fend off rampant Chelsea as they meet their London rivals in the Premier League this afternoon.
The European champions carried the momentum from their Champions League victory at the end of last season to the new season with an unbeaten start.
Romelu Lukaku has already proven his worth, having scored four times in four matches since joining from Inter Milan in the summer, including the winner against Zenit St Petersburg in midweek.
Spurs had less luck in Europe as they began their group stage campaign in the opening edition of the European Conference League with a 2-2 draw with French side Rennes, as injuries escalated to Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.
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The Portuguese is facing his first difficult period as Tottenham coach, having started the season with three wins before last weekend’s defeat to Crystal Palace.
You can catch all the action live with the Standard Sport blog below…
Summary of the Tottenham and Chelsea match Live updatesView the latest updates 163206807042 minutes
Christian Romero has looked strong so far. Since he has not been back in the country for long and is still a new player at Tottenham, he is doing well with Eric Dier and so far they have kept Romelu Lukaku reasonably calm.
He definitely has a degree of fitness about him.
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And from one of these moments, a good run of the ball down the field enables Mason Mount to win a corner, even though it doesn’t lead to anything.
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Chelsea seem to be trying to reset a bit defensively. I think Spurs’ style surprised them, they looked like they were swaying early on, but now they pass the ball with a degree of comfort and control. There may be an element of Spurs stress to that but Chelsea find different angles to distribute the ball from behind.
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There is a certain height and defiance in some of the challenges in this competition. The sharpness has been impressive on both sides so far.
“Kai Havertz is causing himself an annoyance in front of Romelu Lukaku, who is clearly the focal point. He was unable to take advantage of the space he was able to find,” says James Robson, one of the men of Standard Sport on the ground. The Chelsea team has to find the breakthrough.” Havertz has been the Chelsea striker’s pick so far.
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Could Heung Min Sun have done a better job? It’s a delightful Spurs football, pulling the Chelsea structure here and there with vibrant triangles and putting Giovanni Lo Celso Son in the center.
The Korean appears, for one time, temporarily by touch in front of goal, perhaps unaided by Marcos Alonso, and can only induce him with limited force to quickly choke Kepa Arrizabalaga. You wonder if a perfectly fit son would have made more of this opportunity.
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Dan Kilpatrick at Tottenham Hotspur: “Dele Alli has a history of scoring big goals against Chelsea, but his two best moments so far this afternoon were in his own box. Clearing head and block. New Dele puts another turn in as part of an impressive display for Tottenham.”
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Another cross pass into the penalty area almost increased the risk of Spurs, and Emerson Royal is fortunate that his blind back header was out of play outside Kai Havertz in place of Hugo Lloris’ goal.
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At the other end, this is a leading header from Eric Dyer. Midfielder defeated Romelu Lukaku with a cross pass from Marcos Alonso in a reliable way to rid Tottenham of the danger.
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Thiago Silva fights a massive number of fires, like one high safety in an NFL defensive structure and is forced to cover a lot of ground with his partners occupying the midfield. He does a good job, Brazilian, as you might expect from an exceptional reader of the game. You have a feeling there will be chances of being late again for Spurs.
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over the corner! Chelsea is starting to settle down. One-off Spurs pack the men behind the ball and Andreas Christense takes the opportunity to advance, ignoring a pass to fire a shot from 23 yards or so. He hit superbly, with a hint of movement, but failed to go downhill enough to cause trouble in the upper right corner of Hugo Lloris’ goal, who raises the roof with his hands as he flies over the bar.
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