Tottenham played against Chelsea in the finals, and Jackson scored three goals. Chelsea won the match, overcoming the strong effort from Tottenham, even though they only had nine players on the field.
3 min read 11/07/2023, 10:00 PM IST
In an exciting London football match, Chelsea won 4-1 against Tottenham, who had only nine players left on the field. The victory was made possible by Nicolas Jackson scoring three goals in the last few minutes of the game.
The game started off very excitingly when Dejan Kulusevski scored the first goal by bouncing the ball off of Levi Colwill and into the net. Tottenham’s Son Heung-min believed he had scored a goal that would level the game, but it was declared invalid because he was in an offside position.
As the first half continued, the match became very chaotic. Cole Palmer made a goal for Chelsea to tie the score just 10 minutes before halftime. Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero were lucky to not get sent off after the VAR checks. Raheem Sterling and Moises Caicedo both had goals that were not allowed, and things got even worse for Tottenham when Romero received a red card for a tackle with his studs on Enzo Fernandez, resulting in a penalty.
The first half ended in a chaotic way, with Tottenham having two important players, Micky van de Ven and James Maddison, getting injured and unable to play. Destiny Udogie’s thoughtless action towards Sterling caused Tottenham to have only nine players for the remaining 35 minutes of the game. As a result, their unbeaten record in the Premier League started to fade away.
The starting players for both teams were as follows;
- Tottenham: plays with four defenders, two midfielders, three attacking players, and one striker in a certain formation. The formation starts from the right and goes to the left.
- Goalkeeper: Gugliemo Vicario Gugliemo Vicario is the goalkeeper.
- Defense: Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven (replaced by Emerson Royal), Destiny Udogie In the team’s defense, there are players named Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven (who was later replaced by Emerson Royal), and Destiny Udogie.
- In the middle of the field, there were two players: Pape Sarr, who was later replaced by Rodrigo Bentancur, and Yves Bissouma.
In the attacking midfield position, Dejan Kulusevski was replaced by Oliver Skipp, James Maddison was replaced by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and Brennan Johnson was replaced by Eric Dier. - Forward: Son Heung-min is a forward player.
Chelsea is playing with a formation called 4-3-3. The players are arranged from right to left on the field. Robert Sanchez is the goalie for the team.
Defense: Reece James (replaced by Malo Gusto), Thiago Silva, Axel Disasi, Levi Colwill (replaced by Marc Cucurella) Midfielders in the game were Moises Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, and Enzo Fernandez. Later, Enzo Fernandez was replaced by Mykhailo Mudryk. Forwards: Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Raheem Sterling (replaced by Chimuanya Ugochukwu).
In a surprising twist, Chelsea won 4-1 against Tottenham, even though Tottenham only had nine players on the field. Nicolas Jackson scored three goals in the final moments of the game, which was very impressive.
Even though Chelsea had a difficult start and Tottenham was initially doing well, Sterling ran at the right moment behind Tottenham’s defense, which made it easy for Jackson to score a simple goal.
There were exciting moments as Tottenham, guided by a motivated Ange Postecoglou, kept on trying. Eric Dier’s goal didn’t count because he was offside, and Son Heung-min made Chelsea’s goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez, make a save in extra time. Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer helped Jackson complete his hat-trick.
Moreover, we will notice the impact of Maddison and Van de Ven’s absences, as they got injured during the game. Van de Ven’s hamstring injury could be quite serious, and the effects will be noticeable in the upcoming weeks.
However, what was impressive was Tottenham’s ability to bounce back and stay motivated despite losing important players, which shows the improvement made by Postecoglou in a short period of time in north London. Even though Spurs had two players less on the field and had already made all their substitutions, they kept attacking Chelsea, used a strong defense close to the midfield, and made opportunities to score. Gugliemo Vicario, the player who guards the goal, was really impressive, as he made many important stops.
Their strategy of having their defense positioned far forward ultimately resulted in their defeat when Jackson scored three goals. However, Tottenham’s brave and determined approach, even when faced with difficulties, shows that they are capable of recovering from this tough challenge.
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