Afternoon intriguing 27th round match took place in the English Premier League.
Almost the entire match was dominated by London's Chelsea, proving superiority against London's Tottenham. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso gifted Chelsea the victory.
Chelsea dominated from the start of the match and gained advantage in the 15th minute. O. Giroud scored the first goal in this Premier League season.
The "Blues" had complete control in the first half and could have increased their lead. This was achieved at the beginning of the second half, when M. Alonso scored a powerful shot.
Chelsea's situation could have been even better, when Giovani Lo Celso narrowly avoided a red card.
Tottenham managed to make the end of the match interesting, scoring a goal through an own goal by Antonio Rudiger, but Chelsea had no trouble securing their first victory after four consecutive defeats.
Frank Lampard's side, currently in fourth place, now have a 4-point advantage over Tottenham.
Result:
Chelsea 2 - 1 Tottenham
15' [1 - 0] O. Giroud
48' [2 - 0] M. Alonso
89' [2 - 1] A. Rudiger (own goal)
Lineups:
Chelsea: Caballero; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovačić, Alonso; Barkley, Mount; Giroud.
Tottenham: Lloris; Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Tanganga, Ndombele, Winks, Lo Celso, Davies; Lucas, Bergwijn.
