Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 22 February 2020
Result
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League · Saturday 22 February 2020, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report
Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 22 February 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Olivier Giroud (15') and Marcos Alonso (48'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through an own goal by Antonio Rüdiger (89').
Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 4th on 41 points from 26 and Tottenham Hotspur 5th on 40 points from 26. Chelsea went on to finish that season 4th with 66 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 6th with 59.
Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcos Alonso of Chelsea (8.0), ahead of Mateo Kovacic (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 4 for Tottenham Hotspur.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Olivier Giroud
- 23'Yellow card · Harry Winks
- 48'Goal · Marcos Alonso
- 65'Yellow card · Andreas Christensen
- 81'Yellow card · Giovani Lo Celso
- 89'Own goal · Antonio Rüdiger
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)
Willy Caballero, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rüdiger, Reece James, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount, Ross Barkley, Olivier Giroud
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (5-4-1)
Hugo Lloris, Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sánchez, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombélé, Harry Winks, Lucas Moura, Steven Bergwijn