The team led by Mauricio Pochettino displayed defensive tenacity as they triumphed handily over his previous employers.

Although Chelsea fans haven’t had much to cheer about in the last two seasons, they did at least give their supporters something to enjoy on Thursday night as they battled to a 2-0 victory against Tottenham, their fiercest rivals.

But the contrast between that crаzy 4-1 victory and this match could not have been greater. Chelsea was all over the place on that crаzy evening in north London, only managing to secure the three points when Spurs lost half of their starting lineup due to injuries or red cards. After that humiliating defeat at the hands of Arsenal, they were noticeably more composed and controlled this time, giving rise to even greater optimism that Mauricio Pochettino can unite this disparate group of players into a cohesive whole.

Within twenty-five minutes, the hosts rightfully took the lead as Tottenham’s woeful set-piece defense was exposed once more. Trevoh Chalobah punished Ange Postecoglou’s team this time by hooking a header home at the back post after going unmarked the entire way.

Just before halftime, Mykhailo Mudryk led the Blues’ аttаck for a brief period of time, creating many issues and missing one curling attempt by a narrow margin. Spurs gave intermittent glimpses of their threаt; shortly before halftime, Cristian Romero missed the post with a header.

The Blues had a different challenge in the second half. Spurs increased their pressure after Cole Palmer scored at the opening minute. Nonetheless, Pochettino’s team doggedly maintained their form and made the necessary efforts. They also received praise for their self-control. Palmer’s free kιck went straight to Nicolas Jackson, who headed past the frantically moving Guglielmo Vicario, eighteen minutes from time.

Chelsea is currently three points behind Manchester United in sixth position, but the win maintains the Blues’ prospects of participating in any form of European competition alive for the upcoming campaign.

Petrovic Djordje (7/10):

A self-assured performance between the sticks. Distribution went quite well.

Rank (7/10) Alfie Gilchrist:

tasked with keeping Son quiet and performed really well, especially considering Madueke’s still-poor defensive performance in front of him.

Badiashile Benoit (7/10):

sprayed a few great balls and handled most of the opposition without any problems.

Chalobah Trevoh (8/10):

A fantastic header to start the score. Large block just before halftime and was quite strong overall.

Marc Cucurella: 7 out of 10

put up a strong defensive performance, effectively stopping Brennan Johnson’s frequent and steady flow of crosses.

Caicedo Moises (8/10):

completed a great deal of defensive work and shown evasiveness when handling the ball, getting many fouls.

Conor Gallagher: 7 out of 10

celebrated with a magnificent banner prior to kickoff and retaliated with a stylish yet combative performance. Also set up for Chalobah’s opening.

Cole Palmer: (7/10)

There were some very impressive moments, but he wasn’t always reliable with the final shot or pass. It was a great shame that his free kιck missed.

7/10 for Mykhailo Mykhalo:

He almost scored on the eight-year anniversary of the Bаttle of Bridge, almost matching Eden Hazard’s goal that evening, but it missed by a short margin. was lively at the beginning but became a touch stale.

Nicolas Jackson (7 out of 10):

guilty of occasionally making bad decisions, but he accomplished his mission admirably. It also arrived at a very important moment.

7/10 for Noni Madueke:

A very dynamic player in one-on-one situations, his dribbles creating a few respectable openings. defensively put in a lot of effort, but his placement is still lacking.