Tottenham vs Chelsea: Spurs host bitter rivals Blues in a tasty Prem derby

Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea

51. I’m just thinking, if you played the first half from this evening, followed immediately by the second half from the Battle of the Bridge in 2016, would the sum make the most entertaining game of all time for the neutral?

Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea

49. Incredibly, Tottenham find themselves with a spare man as they break forward for the first time in the second period.

All Sarr needs to do is get his pass to Son right, and they’re in.

He doesn’t, and the moment passes.

Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea

47. Sit back and make things difficult for Chelsea? It’s not the Big Ange way.

High press and flood forward with ten men? Yep, that’ll do.

Jackson almost takes immediate advantage by breaking through, only for Vicario to come to Spurs’ rescue.

Kick-off – Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea

46. Chelsea make a change at the start of the second half as they plan to make use of their one-man advantage.

Mauricio Pochettino has taken Levi Colwill off – before he got himself sent off – and sent on Marc Cucurella in his place.

First half facts and figures

Disallowed goals: 4
VAR checks: 93
Post-match club statements: 5

Half-time – Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea

Well, where do you even start with that?

The game is level due to an opening goal from Dejan Kulusevski and a penalty by Cole Palmer.

But other than that it has been mayhem. Pure mayhem.

We’ve had disallowed goals, one red card, a flood of yellows, injuries, substitutions, a season’s worth of VAR checks.

Follow that, second half.