Cole Palmer struck two second-half penalties to assist Chelsea come from two targets down to assert an impressive 4-3 victory at Tottenham and pile the strain on dwelling boss Ange Postecoglou.

This newest spectacular end result for Enzo Maresca’s younger group closed the hole to Premier League leaders Liverpool to 4 factors, however it may have been very totally different after one other thriller between the London rivals.

Postecoglou was concerned in a heated alternate with a small variety of Spurs followers after Thursday’s 1-0 loss at Bournemouth, however he watched his facet make the best begin with Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski on the right track inside 11 minutes.

Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella slipped within the build-up to each targets, however Jadon Sancho decreased the deficit quickly after earlier than visiting midfielder Moises Caicedo escaped a crimson card for a shin-high sort out on Pape Sarr within the thirty second minute.

It might show a key second because it was Caicedo who was chopped down by Yves Bissouma early within the second interval to permit Palmer to equalise from the spot and the Blues talisman was concerned in his group’s third when his cross was lashed dwelling by Enzo Fernandez.

Fittingly, Palmer grabbed the eventual winner with a Panenka from the penalty spot within the 84th minute to earn Chelsea one other memorable triumph at their rivals, regardless of a stoppage-time comfort for Spurs captain Son Heung-min.

This fixture final season produced a five-goal conflict the place, amid a rollercoaster 4-1 defeat, Tottenham misplaced Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven for contrasting causes earlier than half-time, however the duo returned from harm to offer a well timed enhance for Postecoglou.

After early corner-kicks had been exchanged, Postecoglou received the fast begin he wished for when Spurs broke the impasse after 5 minutes.

Cucurella slipped deep inside his personal half and Brennan Johnson latched on to the unfastened ball earlier than his cross was poked past Robert Sanchez by Solanke for his seventh objective of the season.

Six minutes later and Cucurella skilled a horrible dose of deja vu when he once more misplaced his footing and Tottenham made it 2-0.

The slip allowed Johnson to play the ball into Pedro Porro, who moved it on to Kulusevski and he dribbled throughout the world earlier than rifling a shot into the underside nook.

Spurs had been introduced again all the way down to Earth as Romero limped off earlier than Sancho decreased the deficit for the guests within the seventeenth minute.

The Manchester United loanee, chosen forward of Noni Madueke, lower inside from the left and arrowed an effort past Fraser Forster from 25 yards for his second Chelsea objective.

The sport continued in breathless trend as Palmer missed his kick from shut vary after a Fernandez cut-back earlier than Son blasted over.

Forster made a superb double save after 32 minutes when he received down low to palm out Palmer’s fizzing strike after which received up rapidly in addition away Pedro Neto’s follow-up.

Chelsea had been then maybe lucky when makeshift right-back Caicedo caught Sarr with a shin-high sort out, with referee Anthony Taylor’s choice to solely award a foul backed up by a fast VAR examine.

Tottenham may have grabbed a 3rd quickly after, however Sarr headed Son’s nook on to the crossbar from shut vary earlier than dwelling substitute Radu Dragusin made two last-ditch tackles to disclaim Nicolas Jackson.

Maresca despatched on orthodox right-back Malo Gusto at half-time and Chelsea ought to have made it 2-2 within the forty eighth minute, however Forster produced an outstanding one-handed save to disclaim Sancho after Cucurella’s cut-back.

Fernandez curled extensive for the guests earlier than Spurs misplaced winger Johnson to harm, however worse was to comply with for the hosts as Bissouma hacked down Caicedo to go away referee Taylor with no alternative however to level to the spot.

Palmer stroked dwelling the penalty to attract Chelsea degree after 61 minutes, but Spurs responded strongly.

First Son raced away – after Chelsea gamers stopped for offside – solely to inexplicably hearth extensive earlier than Van de Ven headed extensive.

As a substitute it was Palmer who settled the competition as he twisted and turned inside the world earlier than his deflected cross was lashed in by Fernandez with 17 minutes left.

After which Palmer’s Panenka, after being tripped by Sarr, sealed the factors for Maresca’s males regardless of a comfort for Son, who side-footed dwelling after good work by Tottenham substitute James Maddison.