for top flight english football.
if they beat tottenham,
that will make 1a wins
in a row in a single season.
let's bring in the bbc sports
centre. last time i looked, this was
not going to plan.
well, it is a match that lacked
quality in the first half.
there was much of the intensity
and aggression that typified
the encounter last may that saw
chelsea end tottenham's title hopes,
but with both teams employing three
defenders at the back,
the game was rarely stretched,
and chances were at a real premium.
that was until one minute
into stoppage time at the end
of the first half, when england
midfielder dele alli found himself
in an ocean of space in the chelsea
penalty area to head past
thibaut courtois
and put spurs ahead.
it came from an uncharacteristic
lack of communication in the chelsea
defence and some lovely movement
from the goal—scorer.
and it's now 2—0 with
the second a near replica —
denmark's christian eriksen floating
in another lovely cross
from the right which alli...