grapplegraphics.com Tottenham suffered a series of injuries and suspensions against Chelsea.
Tottenham suffered a 1-4 defeat against Chelsea in the 11th round of the 2023-24 Premier League on Sunday morning (ET) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. The loss ended Spurs’ unbeaten run in the Premier League after 11 games this season.
Spurs opened the scoring against Chelsea with a goal from Robert Lewandowski just six minutes into the game, but a series of ups and downs followed.
Tottenham’s mood changed dramatically after Romero was sent off in the 33rd minute against Chelsea. While clearing the ball out of the penalty area, Romero clipped the ankle of his Argentina international teammate, Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Romero was shown a red card by the referee and sent off, and Spurs conceded a penalty kick before Palmer equalized from the spot.
Spurs also lost defender van der Vaart and midfielder Maddison to back-to-back injuries. Van der Vaan went down after grabbing his thigh while sprinting to stop a Chelsea attack. Maddison went down on his own after complaining of ankle pain as Tottenham penetrated the penalty area. Spurs lost van der Vaart and Maddison to injury in quick succession after Romero’s dismissal. Tottenham had to deal with a defensive void in the first half against Chelsea when center-back duo Romero and van der Vaart both left the field, leaving them without Maddison, the team’s leading attacker.
Tottenham wing-back Udoh was sent off in the 10th minute of the second half for his second bookable offense of the game after being cautioned in the 18th minute. Tottenham’s Son Heung-min rattled the post with a right-footed shot in the 12th minute on a breakaway, but was disallowed a goal after video assistant referee (VAR) ruled him offside.토토사이트
Sky Sports in the UK said of the match between Tottenham and Chelsea: ‘It was the toughest first half in Premier League history. Have we ever seen anything like it before? In a crazy 45 minutes, Tottenham’s Romero was sent off and four goals were disallowed.
In the UK, there was also criticism of Tottenham defender Romero, who was sent off for a reckless tackle on Enzo Fernandes. Gary Neville said: “It was a crazy challenge from Romero. It’s a penalty,” while Carragher added: “To make a tackle like that in the penalty area is absolutely ridiculous. Romero was out of control. It should have been a red card for sure.”
Sky Sports said: “Van der Vaan limped off badly with an apparent hamstring injury. Maddison was substituted after injuring his ankle, although there was no collision,’ Sky Sports also commented on Spurs’ injured players.
Spurs played the second half against Chelsea with nine men after Romero and Udoh were sent off in quick succession. Spurs have been steady defensively this season, conceding just eight goals in 10 Premier League games, but they were forced to play the second half without Romero and van der Vaart at Chelsea and ultimately conceded a hat-trick to Chelsea striker Jackson during the second half to suffer their first defeat of the season.