For nearly five years, Tottenham Hotspur couldn’t beat Chelsea in the Premier League. But today, they beat them 2-0 with something to spare. That’s just one of the parameters that tells the story of the Blues’ current predicament. For the club that won the Champions League just two years ago, they simply look lost.Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane scored in the second half to hand Antonio Conte’s side three points and bragging rights over their London rivals. The Cockerels boosted their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. On the other hand, Chelsea now have 14 points fewer than Spurs – something that seemed so unlikely at the start of the season. For all the money spent and the expensive signings, Graham Potter and his team look painfully average and off-colour.Cristian Stellini’s record managing Tottenham in the absence of Conte. ✅ 2-1 win vs Marseille ✅ 1-0 win vs Man City ✅ 2-0 win vs West Ham✅ 2-0 win vs Chelsea4 games, 4 wins. 100% record. pic.twitter.com/dgrXOaRBif— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) February 26, 2023 Potter knew his days wasn’t going to be very nice early on when his most experienced player Thiago Silva left the pitch after an unfortunate incident in which Kane landed on him. Wesley Fofana, the $90 million man, replaced the irreplaceable Brazilian veteran.Hakim Ziyech was lucky to stay on the pitch just before the break. The former Ajax man was nervous all day, and his attitude culminated in a scuffle with Emerson Royal, who ended up with a slight slap on the face. Ziyech was initially sent off, but the referee changed the punishment to just a yellow card after seeing the video review.##NAJAVA_MECA_7049880##There has been just one shot from inside either penalty area in the first half, the fewest shots in the box in the opening 45 minutes of any Premier League game this season. That says a lot. And although the rest of the game looked the same, at least we got to see a good goal.The day would get even worse for Chelsea fans, who made the short trip to north London – and the breakthrough goal came off the foot of an unlikely source.Ronaldo does it again: hat trick in 26 minutesKepa Arrizabalaga saved Emerson’s low shot from the right of the box, but he couldn’t do anything about Skipp’s long-range effort. The Englishman hit the rebound from outside the area, and it flew into the net via the underside of Kepa’s crossbar. The fact that Kalidou Koulibaly blocked his goalie’s view did little to help their cause, too.For Chelsea, Raheem Sterling was trying to create something out of thin air, but there was nothing but frustration, leaving Spurs’ stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster largely untested. The introduction of Mason Mount and Denis Zakaria off the bench made the Blues look better in the final half-hour, but they failed to make it count – and ended up paying the price.▪️ $356M spent in January ▪️ Winless in February▪️ One win in their last 11 in all competitionsIt’s getting hot at Chelsea 🔥🏚️ pic.twitter.com/nB0Sz2GzoM— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 26, 2023 Captain Kane got his 18th goal of the league season when he forced the ball into the unguarded net following a Spurs’ corner inside the last ten minutes.The game was over, but Chelsea’s troubles seem like they’ll go on for some time.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 25FridayFulham – Wolves 1-1 (0-1)/Solomon 64 – Sarabia 23/SaturdayEverton – Aston Villa 0-2 (0-0)/Watkins 63 pen, Buendia 82/Leeds – Southampton 1-0 (0-0)/Firpo 77/Leicester – Arsenal 0-1 (0-0)/Martinelli 46/West Ham – Nott.Forest 4-0 (0-0)/Ings 71, 73, Rice 78, Antonio 85/Bournemouth – Man.City 1-4 (0-3)/Lerma 83 – Alvarez 15, Haaland 29, Foden 45, Mepham 51/Crystal Palace – Liverpool 0-0SundayTottenham – Chelsea 2-0 (0-0)/Skipp 46, Kane 82/
