Sunday 25 November 2018

Giroud nets first Premier League goal in Chelsea 3-1 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley

- Spurs hand Chelsea their first defeat of the season at the Wembley Stadium

- A goal each from Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Son powered Spurs to maximum victory

- The Blues have now slipped to fourth on the log ahead of their Europa League clash next Thursday

Chelsea suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season at the Wembley Stadium after losing 3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, November 24.

Dele Alli opened scoring for the hosts after just eight minutes into the game through a fine header which slipped into Kepa Arrizabalaga hands.

His goal came from a well taken free kick by Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen which gave the home team the lead in the game.

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Eight minutes later, Russia 2018 golden boot winner Harry Kane doubled his side's lead with a long range shot to mount more pressure on the visitors.

Having conceded two goals after the first 16 minutes of the game, Maurizio Sarri's men became frustrated as all their efforts were truncated by their city rivals.

And Mauricio Pochettino's men took the two goal lead into the dugout ahead of the second half of the meeting.

Spurs continued their impressive run on return to the pitch for the second stanza of the game as Son Heung-min's superb solo goal sealed the win for the home team.

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However, Russia 2018 winning striker Olivier Giroud scored his first Premier League goal of the season in the 85th minute but only became a consolation goal.

Their unbeaten status has now been destroyed by their city rivals as they slipped to fourth position on the table with 28 points from 13 games.

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They welcome PAOK to the Stamford Bridge on Thursday for their Europa League clash having already progressed to the next round with two matches to spare.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Manchester City returned top of the Premier League standings following a 1-0 win over Tottenham at the Wembley Stadium.

Pep Guardiola's side are still unbeaten in the domestic scene as City ran away with a first half goal by Riyad Mahrez.

The Algerian reacted quickest to a Raheem Sterling's low cross after the Citizens capitalized on a defensive made by Toby Alderweireld after just six minutes.

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