and hello wherever you're watching welcome to north london my name is derek ray and joining
me for commentary as always is lee dixon i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action
from the premier league it is tottenham hotspur taking on chelsea yeah the talking is over the
game plans are set now it's up to the players to go out and earn their corn there's nothing
the managers can do once the first whistle goes i think derrick we're in for a cracker number seven
some number 20 delhi ali and number 10 harry kane
introducing the spurs starting 11. it's almost interesting to try to sum up a team's style of
play their approach and there are many who think that it's overly conservative in this case what do
you think lee well derek it's not my preferred way of playing that's for sure but horses for courses
is fine until you concede do they have a plan b if that happens i'm not too sure
good luck and a look at the chelsea starting eleven georgina place alongside matteo covetic
in central midfield and the centerpiece of the attack is romelu lukaku thank you enjoy the game
and now they get the ball rolling
well untidy in possession from spurs
the ball with marcos alonso mateo kovacic
high quality defending
emerson splendor tackle and a throw in coming up
lucas
peibier
mateo kovacic well attacking possibilities chance to play us in
and the ball back with spurs now
and across the touchline so a throw in here
excellent defending
an example of how to press okay dele alli now lucas good technique displayed emerson
and fine work from chelsea to win the ball back
not a great pass
elsa
and fabian with it
here's los also
dele alli now
well it didn't happen for them in attack
marcus alonso and he was in the right place to intercept
mount
reese james
well possibilities in the center
just now with jorginho
it's a weighted pass promising attack but his timing was off
los pressure exerted but he keeps the ball
fabian
roscelso harry kane
kane and kane saw his pass intercepted
running with the ball confidently
lukaku and he's gone and scores here romelu lukaku it's the first goal of this match
well what's the time to score the forwards are in absolute dreamland the defenders
slugging their way back to the halftime team talk they're not going to enjoy this
away they go again now can spurs come up with an answer not a huge chunk of added time one minute
son no more time left that is it for the first half here at the home of tottenham
well this man will get most of the plaudits for his contribution
up to this point lee well his manager will be delighted with him
he's been spot-on in this game hasn't he energy imagination desire and a steely determination
well they get the ball rolling once more chelsea in front
but there might still be a few twists and turns before this is over matteo kovich
onto giorgina james
moving the ball impressively here offensive brazilians to shut them down
tottenham totally controlling possession however after that the coach will be disappointed
with what they produced they need to be a little bit more clinical in front of goal
an alert intervention
lukaku well they must exercise caution standing off as they are
jorginho here's cover change
and mount crossing opportunity
cover chitch tremendous block and the counter attackers on options available
now son
and chelsea regaining possession
regulon
it's with davinson sanchez
harry kane pogba dele alli now dabington sanchez and spurs moving the ball with purpose
harry kane
well they continue their push for the equalizer but definitely not forcing it
pointing strongly to win the ball
strength and control a big part of his game they might be on to
something and the goalkeeper covered a lot of ground to push that away from danger
15 minutes remaining
well derek it was a fabulous lukaku and it's a double for him in this game no way
for the opposition to contain him and no wonder he's off celebrating
well here it is again it's all about the pace in transition it was so quick to get out from the
back and he had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal
so toenail now goal for chelsea number nine romelu
only 10 minutes remaining here
regular los celso hibier now harry kane and jaybird with it
useful looking position you've got to say
emerson he's in control of the situation fabian kane on a pretty ordinary challenge
given away by tottenham
and the electronic board showing one additional minute this could pose problems for the defenders
he's lost the ball here marcos alonso so the final whistle now it goes down
as a victory for chelsea to the delight of their fans around the world lee yeah their
two-goal advantage in the end was just reward for their good play today for me worthy winners
lukaku does know how to take a game by the scruff of the neck what would be
your verdict on his performance well clearly the difference between the two sides today two goals
a really good performance run into the channel did everything right absolutely nine out of ten