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Chelsea claimed a 2-1 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The visitors carved out the first opportunity 11 minutes into the game when Pedro Porro found Mathys Tel at the back post, but his diving header struck the post.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Cole Palmer could\u2019ve fired the Blues ahead after he was teed up by Jorrel Hato, but his curling effort was palmed away by Antonin Kinsky.<\/p>\n
In the 18th minute, Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez opened the scoring in style, firing a stunning long-range effort into the top corner after being found by Pedro Neto.<\/p>\n
Moments later, Liam Delap had a big chance to extend the Blues\u2019 advantage as he connected with Marc Cucurella\u2019s delivery, only to steer his shot off target.<\/p>\n
On the half-hour mark, Fern\u00e1ndez almost added a second, but his powerful free-kick crashed back off the crossbar.<\/p>\n
Just before the break, Tel saw his curling effort float well over the bar before Palmer dragged his effort wide at the other end.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the restart, Richarlison wasted two golden opportunities to bring Spurs level, first heading wide before failing to trouble Robert S\u00e1nchez with another close-range effort.<\/p>\n
In the 67th minute, Andrey Santos doubled Chelsea\u2019s lead, finishing off Fernandez\u2019s pass from close range.<\/p>\n
Seven minutes later, Richarlison pulled one back for the visitors after he tapped home Pape Matar Sarr\u2019s backheel pass at the back post.<\/p>\n
Deep into stoppage time, James Maddison could\u2019ve sealed Spurs\u2019 safety from a free kick, but he sent his effort well over the bar.<\/p>\n
Chelsea move up to eighth and will travel to Sunderland on the final day with European qualification still in their sights, while Tottenham host Everton, needing a result to guarantee Premier League survival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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