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Chelsea vs Tottenham, Premier League as it happened

All the action from Tottenham's win at Stamford Bridge

Liam Corless
Sunday 01 April 2018 16:35 BST
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Alli's masterful first put Spurs ahead for the first time
Alli's masterful first put Spurs ahead for the first time (Getty)

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Chelsea and Tottenham meet in Sunday's second Premier League game and what a game it promises to be.

Both teams are in desperate need of all three points as the race for Champions League qualification hots up. Defeat today and the Blues' top four hopes could well be over but Spurs haven't won at Stamford Bridge for 28 years - can they finally break the hoodoo?

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is challenged by Eric Pieters 

Liam Corless1 April 2018 13:59

29' - Jack Butland makes his first save of the match and it's an easy one as he catches Shkodran Mustafi's tame header after a good cross by Jack Wilshere.

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:00

36' - Stoke will surely be encouraged by how poor Arsenal have been in the first half. Their record at the Emirates is dreadful but today could be the day that they get that elusive first win at the home of the Gunners.

Mohamed Elneny has just collected a booking for a really late challenge on Joe Allen. 

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:08

40' - Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny connects really nicely with a shot from distance but Bruno Martins Indi puts his body on the line and deflects the ball behind for a corner, which comes to nothing for the hosts.

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:11

Stoke's Joe Allen dribbles with the ball 

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:14

Half-time - Arsenal 0-0 Stoke

And so ends one of the worst halves of football you're every likely to see. 

All very boring stuff and a few boos can be heard around the Emirates as the players go down the tunnel.

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:18

46' - The referee gets the second half underway!

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:33

51' - Unfortunately, Arsenal have picked up where they left off at the start of this second half. Still not really much worth telling you about has happened.

Meanwhile, at Stamford Bridge, Harry Kane is set to make his return in the day's late game between Chelsea and Spurs.

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:40

54' - A rare Arsenal attack involving Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck ends when the latter miscontrols the ball and it dribbles out of play. 

Just about sums up the entire game.

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:41

Xherdan Shaqiri dribbles with the ball for Stoke 

Liam Corless1 April 2018 14:42

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