Premier League strong dialogue: Palmer's wonderful pass helped Enzo win, Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0 to return to the top four
2025-04-04 11:51On April 4 , the 30th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus duel, Chelsea played against their city rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. This was a key battle that directly affected the qualification for the European Cup. In the end, with Palmer's precise assists and Enzo's winning header, Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0, took all three points, and returned to fourth place in the standings.
In the first minute, Chelsea took the lead. Neto made a precise long pass and Jackson had a one-on-one opportunity, but his shot was saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario. In the melee, the ball hit a Tottenham player and bounced off the post, almost resulting in an own goal.
Then in the 6th minute, Gusteau's shot from outside the penalty area was slightly off target. Tottenham Hotspur was not to be outdone. In the 11th minute, Sanchez made a long-range shot, but it was blocked by Chelsea's defense and went out of bounds.
In the middle of the first half, Chelsea's attack became more active. In the 18th minute, Enzo received a back pass from his teammate, and Vicario once again resolved the crisis in the penalty area. In the 27th minute, Cucurella made a cross, but Palmer was a beat late and missed the opportunity.
At the end of the first half, the game was tense. In the 45th minute, Romero and Chalobah had a fierce conflict during a fight, and both were shown yellow cards.
In the 49th minute, Palmer made a clever breakthrough and shot from a small angle, but Vicario blocked it. But just one minute later, in the 50th minute, Palmer sent a high-quality cross from the right, Enzo jumped high and headed the ball into the goal. Chelsea finally broke the deadlock and led Tottenham 1-0!
Chelsea's morale was high after taking the lead. In the 56th minute, Caicedo scored from a free kick. Stamford Bridge was in jubilation for a while, but after VAR intervened, the referee determined that the assist player Colville was offside and the goal was ruled invalid.
Tottenham then stepped up their counterattack and made a substitution in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute, Sarr scored after intercepting the ball in the frontcourt, but this goal did not take effect - VAR showed that Sarr committed a foul when he intercepted the ball. The referee canceled the goal and showed a yellow card. Tottenham unfortunately missed a good opportunity to equalize.
In the 89th minute, Tottenham created the last threat. Johnson passed the ball to the middle and Son Heung-min made a shovel shot, but Chelsea goalkeeper Sanchez stepped forward again and saved the ball from going out of bounds, keeping the goal safe.
In the end, at the end of the game, Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0 at home with Enzo's only goal, winning three valuable points and temporarily returning to the top four of the Premier League standings. Palmer once again demonstrated his core organizational value, and Chelsea took a solid step on the road to the top four.
For Tottenham, this game was an honorable defeat. VAR canceled two goals, which was somewhat regrettable, but the team still showed strong competitiveness on both offense and defense, and there is still room to catch up in the future.
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