Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea: Marcos Alonso double inflicts first Wembley Premier League defeat for Spurs
Tottenham's woes at Wembley continued with a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in their first league game at their temporary home.
After exquisitely putting the champions
ahead with an first-half free-kick, Marcos Alonso snatched a dramatic
win in the 88th minute with a shot Spurs captain Hugo Lloris will feel
he should have saved, six minutes after Michy Batshuayi's own goal had
levelledthe contest.
It means Spurs have now lost their last four games against their London rivals at Wembley, and have only tasted victory at the national stadium once since beating the Blues in the 2008 League Cup final. Chelsea, meanwhile, bounce back from their opening-day defeat by Burnley with the first win of their title defence.
Player ratings
Tottenham:
Lloris (5), Trippier (5), Alderweireld (6), Vertonghen (6), Davies (5),
Wanyama (5), Dembele (6), Dier (5), Eriksen (7), Alli (5), Kane (6).
Subs: Son (6), Janssen (n/a), Sissoko (4).
Chelsea: Courtois (7), Christensen, (5) Rudiger (5), Luiz (6), Azpilicueta (5), Alonso (9), Moses (5), Kante (6), Bakayoko (6), Willian (5), Morata (6).
Subs: Pedro (n/a), Batshuayi (4).
Man of the match: Marcos Alonso
Subs: Son (6), Janssen (n/a), Sissoko (4).
Chelsea: Courtois (7), Christensen, (5) Rudiger (5), Luiz (6), Azpilicueta (5), Alonso (9), Moses (5), Kante (6), Bakayoko (6), Willian (5), Morata (6).
Subs: Pedro (n/a), Batshuayi (4).
Man of the match: Marcos Alonso
The miss failed to unsettle Chelsea as Spurs, having awoken from their early malaise, dominated possession but failed to test Thibaut Courtois, Dele Alli flashing a shot over on the 15-minute mark after Andreas Christiensen's error.
Just as Spurs looked to have taken control of the game they were undone by the brilliance of Alonso, who whipped an unstoppable free-kick over the lofty wall and the reach of Lloris.
The hosts rallied as Kane drew Courtois into action at his near post before fizzing a low drive through Antonio Rudiger's legs but a yard wide, before Christian Eriksen's wicked free-kick managed to evade everyone in the penalty area.
Barely a minute into the second half, Spurs had two glorious chances to equalise as Kane's back heel released Eriksen, whose shot was turned behind for a corner, from which Kane failed to connect with a free header from eight yards.
Team news
Kieran
Trippier and Victor Wanyama return in place of Kyle Walker-Peters and
Moussa Sissoko for Spurs, while Antonio Conte made four changes for the
champions. With Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas suspended, Tiemoue
Bakayoko, Alvaro Morata and Andreas Christensen started, while Victor
Moses returned in place of Michy Batshuayi.
And that opened the door for Spurs to equalise as Batshuayi turned Eriksen's free-kicked beyond Courtois, but Alonso had the last word, sending the travelling Chelsea contingent, and boss Antonio Conte, into raptures.
Opta stats
- Spurs' 19-game home Premier League unbeaten run has come to an end, with Chelsea the first side to beat Spurs away from home since Southampton in May 2016.
- Tottenham have lost seven of their last nine matches at Wembley (W1 D1) and lost each of their last four games against Chelsea there.
- Harry Kane had eight shots, his most in a Premier League game without finding the net.
- Kane has now had 34 shots and played 12 games in the month of August without scoring in the Premier League.
- Marcos Alonso has scored two direct free-kicks in the Premier League since the start of last season, with only Philippe Coutinho (3) scoring more.
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