Premier League: VAR beneath scanner as Chelsea vs Tottenham ends in dramatic stalemate

Premier League 2022-23: Chelsea had been on track to beat Tottenham Hotspur, however a last-minute purpose from England captain Harry Kane robbed them off a victory.

VAR beneath scanner as Chelsea vs Tottenham ends in dramatic stalemate. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSKalidou Koulibaly, Reece James scored for ChelseaPierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane scored for TottenhamThomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte had been proven red-cards

Chelsea, on Sunday, August 14, had been in touching distance of defeating Tottenham Hotspur to register their second straight win within the Premier League 2022-23. However, that wasn’t the case, because the Spurs scored in added time and the match ended at 2-2.

After Jorginho’s penalty saved them of their opener in opposition to Everton at Goodison Park, Chelsea regarded the higher crew in opposition to Spurs, however the consequence didn’t fairly go of their favour.

Chelsea didn’t permit their opponents a lot respiratory area they usually maintained 70 p.c possession for a big period of time. Kalidou Koulibaly gave them an early lead and Chelsea went into half-time with the scoreline studying 1-0.

Thereafter, England skipper Harry Kane had a golden likelihood to attract degree for Tottenham, however he hit the ball huge. During this whereas, Raheem Sterling additionally failed to seek out the web and missed an opportunity to provide Chelsea a much-needed 2-0 lead.

Thereafter, a large brawl broke out between the Spurs and Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp was not happy after a sort out by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, which gave the impression to be a foul to the bare eye, leading to a purpose.

Klopp was completely furious and charged in direction of the Tottenham dugout. However, the referee’s choice stood and Hojbjerg helped the Spurs smash the equalizer.

Nevertheless, Spurs’ pleasure was short-lived as Reece James gave Chelsea a lead within the 77th minute. Thereafter, Kane made amends with a stupendous purpose to make it 2-2 within the 96th minute. The VAR didn’t make it any simpler for Chelsea both.

Tottenham began their marketing campaign with a powerful 4-1 win over Southampton on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium they usually someway managed to evade defeat in opposition to Chelsea.

Tuchel and Conte had been additionally proven crimson playing cards after they engaged in a tussle on the finish of the match.

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