A stoppage time header from Harry Kane salvaged a point for Tottenham in a fiesty London derby at Stamford Bridge.
It was all Chelsea in the opening 45 minutes, and the Blues took a deserved lead through Kalidou Koulibaly during this period of dominance.
As you can see by the reaction Twitter, the goal was a pretty special one…
Kalidou Koulibaly take a bow!
Just after Carragher criticised him for taking a shot 😂
What. A. Player.
— Chloe (@ChloeJBeresford) August 14, 2022
1-0 Koulibaly screamer
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) August 14, 2022
I’ve seen enough Koulibaly would be our best striker, stick him up front
— Dubois (@CFCDUBois) August 14, 2022
The Blues’ thorough dominance of the game, expectedly, left Tottenham fans rather frustrated with their team.
This has been awful so far. Just can’t get a handle on it ffs.
— tehTrunk (@tehTrunk) August 14, 2022
Conceding from corners against Chelsea? Football heritage pic.twitter.com/cD6bS1lSJc
— Hunter Godson (@HunterGodson) August 14, 2022
Chelsea are playing like the more accomplished team and Spurs are playing like a squad who have been regularly embarrassed in this fixture for years
— Sean Walsh (@SeanDZWalsh) August 14, 2022
After a barrage of abuse from Antonio Conte at half-time (probably) Tottenham came out and gave it a bit more of a go in the second half.
That didn’t stop Chelsea from creating another fantastic chance.
Lovely footwork from Loftus-Cheek, it falls to Sterling who fires over!
🔵 1-0 ⚪️ [61] #CheTot
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 14, 2022
Tuchel after Sterling miss 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/EBFkiFLoKX
— 21 🪄 (@karimmcfc) August 14, 2022
But they did at least create chance themselves too – one which Harry Kane spurned.
Harry Kane for a striker of his quality has got to score that, mthe ball is perfect from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, you would just expect him to roll that one into the net.Son playing underneath and Richarlison as the second striker has improved Spurs but vulnerable to a counter
— Josh Bunting (@Buntingfootball) August 14, 2022
That’s some miss from Harry Kane
— Phil Egan (@philegansport) August 14, 2022
That chance gave Tottenham a bit of confidence to go up the park and take the game to Chelsea.
And at around the 70th minute mark they bagged themselves an all important equaliser.
Pierre Emile Højbjerg got the goal and straight after Conte and Tuchel got in each other’s faces. Handbags ensued.
HANDBAGS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE
— Aaron West (@oeste) August 14, 2022
I’d back Conte over Tuchel in a scrap 😂
— Scott Saunders (@_scottsaunders) August 14, 2022
Carragher on the touchline handbags between Conte and Tuchel: “You know people say they don’t like to see scenes like that but… I really love it”
— Football Ramble (@FootballRamble) August 14, 2022
Business really picked up in the game after that incident, with Chelsea creating another glorious chance to score and retake the lead.
The chance was created by Reece James from the right flank, but it was missed from six-yards out by Kai Havertz.
Tuchel saying Havertz is a Van Persie type attacker is a damn lie.
— Solarian 🇳🇬☀️ (@bbannekered) August 14, 2022
Unreal miss
— Scott Saunders (@_scottsaunders) August 14, 2022
The Blues weren’t made to rue that miss for too long however, as moments later, James bagged the all-important second goal.
Who needs a striker when you have Reece James #CHETOT
— Krishan Davis (@krishan_davis) August 14, 2022
2-1 Chelsea.
REECE JAMES GIVES CHELSEA THE LEAD AGAIN AND TUCHEL GOES WILD! pic.twitter.com/QMtRB9sLIE
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) August 14, 2022
Tuchel covered more ground after that goal than Man Utd did at Brentford
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) August 14, 2022
The Blues thought that was going to be the winner…
But it wasn’t.
In the 96th minute Chelsea’s defence collapsed allowing Kane to steal in at the near post to flick a header into the net.
GOAL Chelsea 2-2 Spurs (90+6 mins)
Harry Kane equalises for Spurs! The striker jumps highest to head home from a corner#CHETOT
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 14, 2022
Massively undeserved point for Spurs. They’ll love it.
— Scott Saunders (@_scottsaunders) August 14, 2022