Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham – Premier League: Bitter rivals battle at Bridge
Poch haunts former employers
PENALTY MISSED! Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos
WATCH: Jackson seals the deal for Blues
Are Tottenham’s UCL hopes over?
Jamie Redknapp: ‘Chelsea wanted it more than Tottenham’
Incredible. A massive, massive effort, considering they were decimated by injuries. I thought they were absolutely fabulous today, they wanted it more than Tottenham – they got after it they won individual battles.
Obviously, set-pieces were a massive point in the game. Players that we weren’t sure if they were good enough for this Chelsea side are showing their potential. The likes of Moises Caicedo I thought he was brilliant. Cucurella, left-back, I thought he was excellent. A really, really exceptional team performance.
Blues do the double over Spurs
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos (Hezze 67′)
FULL-TIME: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
Aston Villa 2-3 Olympiacos
A bit of aggro in the press box at Villa Park as a few Greek journalists stand up to celebrate Olympiacos’s goal – not for the first time this evening – and Villa fans behind start lobbing things towards them.
Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 2-3 Olympiacos (El Kaabi 56′)
Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 2-2 Olympiacos (Diaby 52′)
SUBSTITUTION: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
SECOND HALF: Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos
Medical emergency at Villa Park
CLOSE! Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
GOAL!!! Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Jackson 72′)
CLOSE! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
YELLOW CARD: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs (Van de Ven)
SUBSTITUTIONS: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
HALF-TIME: Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos (Watkins 45+1)
CHANCE! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
SECOND HALF: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
‘Ange throwing tantrums’
Unlike other stadiums, one of the positives of Stamford Bridge is the proximity of the press box to the technical area. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ange Postecoglou as angry as this. He was throwing tantrums all through that first half. Rightly so, too, because they have been abysmal.
Karen Carney: ‘I’ve never seen Ange so angry’
Angry Ange! Honestly, I’ve never seen him so angry and animated. They kept getting into midfield and giving it away and really it’s about Jonson and Son, they missed the ball and they lose possession and give away this free-kick that leads to the goal.
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 0-2 Olympiacos (El Kaabi)
Gallgaher the provider
WATCH: Chalobah heads Chelsea in front!
HALF-TIME: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 0-1 Olympiacos (El Kaabi 17′)
HUGE BLOCK! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
FOUR added minutes
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
DISALLOWED GOAL! Aston Villa 0-0 Olympiacos
SO CLOSE! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
CLOSE! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
KICK-OFF: Aston Villa 0-0 Olympiacos
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
Personally, I’m glad that goal stood. It would have been a farce if VAR disallowed it because Marc Cucurella was blocking Brennan Johnson before Trevoh Chalobah headed home. Those incidents happen 10 times a game!
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
GOAL!!! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs (Chalobah 24′)
CHANCE! Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Mykhailo Mudryk can be a slippery so-and-so down the left wing. He’s already had the beating of Pedro Porro more than once here. When he’s playing confidently like this, he’s a joy to watch.
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
OFF THE LINE! Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
KICK-OFF: Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
Here come the teams!
Ange Postecoglou: Maddison can still have impact
Yeah, look I think he’s (James Maddison) like a lot of lads throughout the season, but irrespective of that it’s about freshening up the team tonight and we’ve got some guys who didn’t play at the weekend, Pap Sarr and Bissouma who will help us in the midfield. Madders doesn’t start – that doesn’t mean he can’t have an impact in the game.
Inexperience on the Blues bench
‘Maddison dropped for the first time’
Emerson Royal in at left-back and Maddison dropped for the first time are the talking points from team selection.
Also, Mikey Moore, a very exciting teenage talent on the bench for the first time. Still only 16.
Atmosphere building at the Bridge
No Torres ‘is a surprise’
No Pau Torres in the starting XI for Aston Villa which, unless he’s carrying a knock, is a surprise – he’s been one of their key players this season. The rest of the team is as we expected, with Diaby expected to partner Watkins in attack and Bailey and Rogers wide.
Aston Villa Team News – THREE changes
Jackson’s Derby Day hat-trick
Ange Postecoglou: Pochettino ‘was a success’ at Tottenham
I think anyone who doesn’t think that Mauricio’s five and a half years here were successful, doesn’t really appreciate football for what it is because, you know, to get to the Champions League final, to, you know, come runners-up in the toughest league in the world.
There’s no silverware but in my mind, particularly the way he developed that group, I think he was a success. This is the business we’re in and we get measured by – most of us get measured by other things so we’ve got to accept that.
On the other side of the battle
‘Big game for Alfie Gilchrist’
Big game for Alfie Gilchrist at right back, along with Benoit Badiashile alongside Trevoh Chalobah. Badiashile grew into the game at Aston Villa – he had a great second half – and he’ll need to show some dominance here.
Before kick-off, there should be a big display for Conor Gallagher, as Chelsea fans look to send a message to the hierarchy ahead of an intriguing summer in which he could be sold… possibly to Tottenham.
There’s no place like home for Palmer
Mauricio Pochettino: ‘It is going to be emotional’
It is always emotional (facing Tottenham) because we are going to meet people we worked with for a long period. Yes, I cannot hide my emotion for the club and I think it is going to be emotional.
Tottenham Team News – Maddison DROPPED
Chelsea Team News – ONE change
Lots of love between Poch and Ange
Eight years ago today: Battle of the Bridge
Never a dull moment…
Spurs craving rare win at Blues
Villa’s big night in Europe
The stakes are high
Battle in the Capital
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PENALTY MISSED! Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos
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GOAL!!! Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos (Hezze 67′)
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FULL-TIME: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
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GOAL!!! Aston Villa 2-3 Olympiacos (El Kaabi 56′)
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SECOND HALF: Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos
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GOAL!!! Chelsea 2-0 Spurs (Jackson 72′)
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HALF-TIME: Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos
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GOAL!!! Aston Villa 1-2 Olympiacos (Watkins 45+1)
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SECOND HALF: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
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GOAL!!! Aston Villa 0-2 Olympiacos (El Kaabi)
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HALF-TIME: Chelsea 1-0 Spurs
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GOAL!!! Aston Villa 0-1 Olympiacos (El Kaabi 17′)
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DISALLOWED GOAL! Aston Villa 0-0 Olympiacos
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KICK-OFF: Aston Villa 0-0 Olympiacos
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GOAL!!! Chelsea 1-0 Spurs (Chalobah 24′)
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KICK-OFF: Chelsea 0-0 Spurs
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Aston Villa Team News – THREE changes
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Tottenham Team News – Maddison DROPPED
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Chelsea Team News – ONE change
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Battle in the Capital
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