{"id":10949,"date":"2026-05-19T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10949"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:07:11","slug":"chelsea-vs-tottenham-premier-league-recap-spurs-lose-at-stamford-bridge-to-deepen-their-relegation-fears-with-their-top-flight-status-now-going-down-to-final-game-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10949","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea vs Tottenham &#8211; Premier League RECAP: Spurs lose at Stamford Bridge to deepen their relegation fears &#8211; with their top-flight status now going down to final game of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"56.755856966708\">\n<div data-channel-color=\"sport\" data-live-blog-header=\"true\" data-media=\"image\" data-platform=\"mol.web.desktop\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"container--aKUPT desktopMode--veTtW\">\n<div class=\"hero--Ge7u8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/19\/22\/108731897-0-image-m-36_1779225814626.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER and MATT BARLOW, FOOTBALL WRITER <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T22:49:30+0100\">  22:49 BST, 19 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/de\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/leader_wide.html --> <!-- CWV --><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-design-system\/latest\/designTokens.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><!--(if !IE)><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/11.77.0\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE)>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if !IE)><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<!(endif)--><!--(if IE)>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if !IE)><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/15.89.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE 8)>\n\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE 9)>\n\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE)>\n\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if !IE)> -->  <!--<!(endif)--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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