Chelsea v Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score & reaction as Harry Kane snatches late Spurs draw
Follow the reaction from a dramatic game at Stamford Bridge
Harry Kane headed a last-gasp equaliser to earn Tottenham Hotspur a barely-deserved 2-2 draw in a feisty London derby at Chelsea.
Reece James seemed to have sealed the points for the hosts with a 77th-minute strike but Kane rose to head home a corner in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his Spurs counterpart Antonio Conte, a former Chelsea boss, were both shown red cards after the final whistle as tempers boiled over on a sweltering afternoon in west London.
Centre back Kalidou Koulibaly marked his home debut in style by volleying Chelsea in front from a corner in the 19th minute and the hosts totally dominated the opening period. Chelsea remained in the ascendancy in the second half and should have had the points wrapped up but were rocked when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg equalised in the 68th minute.
Follow all the reaction as Chelsea draw with Spurs in the first ‘top-six derby’ of the season:
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
39 mins: Havertz wins a corner for Chelsea and Mount walks over to take this one. He whips it in and Spurs nod the ball over to Son to kick start a counter-attack.
Son flies down the middle of the pitch and Reece James pulls him back. It’s a cynical foul and James picks up a yellow card.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
36 mins: Chance! Mason Mount sends a pass down the middle to Raheem Sterling who brings it under control and holds of Ryan Sessegnon. He waits for help to arrive and passes the ball Kai Havertz.
Mount himself runs into space and is fed possession. He rolls the ball onto his right foot and fizzes a curling effort just over the crossbar.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
33 mins: Tottenham are finding it extremely difficult to play out from the back and moved through the thirds. They’ve onyl had four touches in Chelsea’s penalty area and only 30% of possession.
It’s impressive work from Chelsea to keep them quiet.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
30 mins: Sterling keeps switching side for Chelsea and is back on the left. He cuts inside of Eric Dier and has a go with his right-foot. Spurs have men back though and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg blocks the effort.
The ball bounces up onto his arm and Chelsea appeal for a penalty but nothing comes from it.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
27 mins: The match restarts after a drinks break and the chance for both managers to get some more instructions into their players.
Spurs get the ball rolling again and Chelsea immediately push high. Sterling charges at Romero to close him down and the defender momentarily panics before sending the ball out for a throw in.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
24 mins: It’s all Chelsea. They’re just simply passing it between Tottenham’s formation and are finding gaps with ease. Kante slides the ball over to James who plays it into the box for Loftus-Cheek. He looks to cut the ball back into the middle and Son is there to guide it behind for a corner.
James delivers the set piece and Kane flicks it over to the far side of the box. Koulibaly is waiting for the ball again but this time his volley is spooned well over the crossbar.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
21 mins: Work for Tottenham to do now. Chelsea have been the more dominant and aggressive team, they’ve taken the initiative away from Spurs and have a deserved goal.
Can Spurs respond?
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham (19’, Koulibaly)⚽️
19 mins: Oh my what a finish this is!
Kai Havertz blasts a low shot at goal that Hugo Lloris tips wide of the back post. Chelsea win the corner and Marc Cucurella whips it over to Kalidu Koulibaly.
The defender meets it on the volley and smokes a right-footed effort straight into the back of the net!
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
18 mins: Intricate play between James, Loftus-Cheek and N’Golo Kante sees Chelse pile the pressure on over on the right side. James sends a couple of crosses into the box but the ball comes back to him each time. He then lays it off to Jorginho whose pass over to the left side of the penalty area is cleared by Emerson Royal.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
15 mins: Reece James delivers the set piece into the box but the whistle goes almost immediately as Chelsea hae a man offside in the box.
The Blues are starting to take control of the ball. They seeing most of possession with Spurs focused on defending and counter-attacking.
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