LONDON. Chelsea beats Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Ziyech (47′) and a goal from T. Silva (55′). Chelsea was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Constantine Hatzidakis. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea had a strong ball possession 66% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match​.

Chelsea shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (T. Silva and Jorginho). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (J. Tanganga).

Standings

After playing this match, Chelsea will have 47 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 36 points like Arsenal to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 12th of March with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will host Southampton on the 9th of February with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga (7.2), César Azpilicueta (7.2), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), Thiago Silva (7.5), Malang Sarr (7.0), Jorginho (7.4), Hakim Ziyech (8.7), Mason Mount (7.8), Mateo Kovačić (7.0), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.7) and Romelu Lukaku (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Saúl Ñíguez, N’Golo Kanté (6.5), Trevoh Chalobah, Timo Werner, Ross Barkley, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulišić, Marcus Bettinelli and Marcos Alonso (6.1).

Chelsea could not rely on the presence of S. Niguez (injured).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: Jorginho for N. Kante (73′), C. Hudson-Odoi for M. Alonso (87′) and H. Ziyech for S. Niguez (90′).

Best player: Hakim Ziyech​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Hakim Ziyech.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 62 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 10 crosses.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris (7.2), Japhet Tanganga (5.8), Eric Dier (6.2), Davinson Sánchez (6.9), Ben Davies (6.4), Matt Doherty (6.7), Harry Winks (7.3), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.4), Ryan Sessegnon (6.3), Harry Kane (7.0) and Steven Bergwijn (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oliver Skipp (7.0), Bryan Gil, Dane Scarlett, Emerson Royal, Sergio Reguilón, Harvey White, Joe Rodon, Lucas Moura (6.8) and Pierluigi Gollini.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: R. Sessegnon for Lucas Moura (56′), J. Tanganga for O. Skipp (57′) and H. Winks for B. Gil (89′).

Best player: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg​

The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Arsenal – Burnley – 0-0
• Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-0
• Crystal Palace – Liverpool – 1-3
• Leicester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1