Published on 07.11.2023
Mauricio Pochettino made a triumphant return to Tottenham as a manager of Chelsea, securing a 4-1 victory in a match that was far more dramatic than the score suggests on a thrilling Monday Night Football.
Ange Postecoglou’s team took the lead within six minutes as Dejan Kulusevski, moving in from the right, saw his shot deflect off Levi Colwill and swerve past the wrongfooted Robert Sanchez.
However, VAR played a crucial role before Chelsea leveled the score with a Cole Palmer penalty (35th minute). Initially, Heung-min Son had a disallowed goal after being ruled offside, followed by Raheem Sterling’s goal, which was disallowed for handball after a VAR review, and an effort by Moises Caicedo disallowed for offside.
Three goals for Jackson and three points for Chelsea! ✅ pic.twitter.com/mLLqqOB17c
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 7, 2023
In the build-up to the last incident, Cristian Romero was deemed to have fouled Enzo Fernandez in the box, resulting in a red card for Romero from referee Michael Oliver.
Spurs were reduced to nine players when Destiny Udogie received a second yellow card for a late challenge on Sterling (55th minute). Pochettino’s team eventually took the lead with 15 minutes remaining as Nicholas Jackson scored after receiving a pass from Sterling.
There was still time for Son to be denied by Sanchez in stoppage time before Conor Gallagher provided an assist for Jackson to score his second on the counter-attack (90+4). Despite the defeat, Jackson’s impressive performance stood out as he completed a hat-trick.
As a result, Manchester City retains its top position in the Premier League, with Spurs in second place, just one point behind, while Chelsea climbs into the top half of the table.
