Chelsea
The Blues remain top of the table after coming from behind to inflict a first Premier League defeat of the season on Tottenham.
The Blues were second best in the first half, in which they fell behind to Christian Eriksen’s superb strike.
But Pedro matched Eriksen with a timely curled equaliser just before the break.
Victor Moses continued his brilliant recent form by scoring the winner from close range to leave Chelsea a point above Liverpool and Manchester City.
Spurs crack Chelsea’s tactical code…
Chelsea conceded their first goal in the Premier League in exactly 600 minutes, writes John Cross .
So much for Antonio Conte’s tactical genius. The defence breached and the 3-4-3 system being found out by Mauricio Pochettino.
The Tottenham boss, somehow, found a way to completely outfox Chelsea in midfield. Dele Alli was central, Moussa Dembele dominant and powerful while Victor Wanyama controlled from deep.
It was a fabulous tactical battle by two of the Premier League’s best managers and tacticians.
But their Chelsea curse continues
Tottenham have now not won at Stamford Bridge in their last 30 visits, a stretch that runs back to since February 1990.
They were in such complete control in the first half that it looked as if that run was coming to an end.
But the way Chelsea came back in the second half says much about Antonio Conte’s ability as a coach to inspire his players, reshuffle and get them going again.
Make no mistake, Chelsea are title contenders and they have that wonderful knack of digging in to get a result.
