Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of a huge London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel’s side have already beaten Spurs three times so far this season, scoring seven goals and keeping three clean sheets in the process. But Chelsea have struggled of late as their title ambitions have slipped away. They now sit 13 points off Manchester City as securing a top four place becomes a more realistic target.
Meanwhile, Spurs are unbeaten in nine Premier League games under Antonio Conte and are now in a superb position to qualify for next season’s Champions League. A win this afternoon would take them into the top four - and victory at Stamford Bridge would also see Tottenham move just five points behind Chelsea with four games in hand.
But history sides with Chelsea. Spurs have only beaten their London rivals once at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League - a win which came in April 2018 as a Dele Alli brace saw them clinch a 3-1 victory. In all competitions, Tottenham have not scored against Chelsea in any of their last five meetings, ensuring they will be extremely motivated this afternoon as a win significantly closes the gap between the two sides. Follow all the team news and match action as Chelsea host Tottenham below, after the conclusion of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool:
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool
38 mins: Alexander-Arnold whips a cross into the box from the right wing this time and just puts it over the head of Firmino. It bounces up to Ward who’s under pressure from Jota but he calmly heads it back to his goalkeeper.
Save! At the other end of the pitch Joel Matip makes a mistake and passes the ball straight to Michael Olise. He brings it into the box and shoots but Alisson makes a solid left-handed save to deny Palace a goal!
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool
35 mins: Chance! This was a good chance for Crystal Palace to claw one back. Conor Gallagher presses Curtis Jones and wins the ball. He gives it to Jean-Philippe Mateta who drags it into the right side of the box. He squares the ball back to Gallagher whose first touch is too heavy and the ball rolls away and Alisson tidies up.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32’)⚽️
32 mins: There’s the second! Liverpool draw the Crystal Palace midfield over to the right side of the pitch before quickly switching the play to the opposite wing. Robertson takes over the ball and taps it towards the box. He waits for runners before swinging a cross into the penalty area and picking out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He chests the ball down and smokes it past Vicente Guaita to double Liverpool’s lead. Another fine goal from Liverpool.
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool
30 mins: Palace attempt to play out from the back but can’t find a way through the Liverpool press and Gallagher is forced to boot it down the right wing where Van Dijk collects the ball for Liverpool who work the ball over to the right side of the pitch.
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool
27 mins: Alexander-Arnold swings another corner into the box from Liverpool but Mateta is there to head it clear. The ball drops to Will Hughes and he drives into midfield before losing the ball to Robertson.
Liverpool’s intense pressure from the opening 15 minutes has dropped just a touch and Crystal Palace are seeing more of the ball now.
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool
24 mins: Chance! Andy Robertson brings the ball down the left side and slides a short pass to the byline for Firmino. He recovers the ball and pulls it inside to Jota. Jota has his back to goal and can’t manoeuvre into space to shoot. Instead he lays it off to Fabinho who drills one from the front of the box and boots his effort well over the crossbar.
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool
21 mins: Alexander-Arnold makes a run down the right side and is picked out with a diagonal ball from Henderson. The Liverpool right-back meets the dropping ball on the volley and crosses it towards Firmino but it gets intercepted by Andersen.
Save! Palace work the ball over to the right wing where Olise threads a pass behind the Liverpool line for Joel Ward. He drives down the wing as Jean-Philippe Mateta makes a run into the box. The ball comes across and Mateta guides it at goal only for Alisson to stop the shot from close-range!
The ball loops over the goal and then the offside flag goes up against Ward.
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool
18 mins: This is a nice period of possession for Crystal Palace. Michael Olise attempts a run in behind but the ball doesn’t come to him. Instead it’s passed back to Marc Guehi who floats a long ball over the top for Odsonne Edouard. The striker brings the ball under control and carries it into the box but his cutback comes straight to Joel Matip who runs it clear for Liverpool.
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool
15 mins: It feels as though a second Liverpool goal would kill off the game for Crystal Palace. These opening 15 minutes have been tough for the home side, Liverpool got into their stride from the kick off and have dominated the game.
Alexander-Arnold passes the ball up to Henderson who flicks it into the box for Oxalde-Chamberlain. He runs in behind Tyrick Mitchell but can’t get to the ball before Guaita comes flying off his line to smother it.
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