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Archive photo · 10 February 2013Tottenham Beat Chelsea 2-0 At Stamford Bridge After Mike Penders Own Goal And Cole Palmer Red
“Football is the quality of the play, the quality of the players, for sure, but it is a competition.”
“We removed the masks and spoke honestly and clearly in front of ourselves.”
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Tottenham defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, first win there since 2018. Mike Penders' own goal in 77th minute and Cole Palmer red followed.
Spurs end Stamford Bridge wait
Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Mike Penders punching the opener into his own net and Cole Palmer sent off after two yellow cards. Roberto De Zerbi said the result came after a team meeting in which Spurs “removed the masks and spoke honestly and clearly in front of ourselves,” and he added, “From that moment, I think something started to change within us.” The win moved Spurs up to 12th in the Premier League, their highest league position since 2 January, and it marked the second time they had won two league games in a row in 42 attempts.
“‘Seven points after Manchester. Before Manchester we spoke a lot, we had a big meeting,’ he said.”
Mathys Tel then sealed the victory with a low finish in the 87th minute, and De Zerbi raced from his technical area to celebrate when Tel made it 2-0. Roberto De Zerbi also said Spurs had to “change the last part of the history of our club,” after the club had been in crisis and had been one point clear of the drop zone with seven games remaining.
De Zerbi, Robertson, and Palmer
Roberto De Zerbi told reporters, “I think we deserved to win,” and he said the players “worked very well, prepared very well” before the match. Andrew Robertson said Spurs were “comfortable on the ball,” and he added that they “played through their high press” and “believed we’d come here and get the result.” Cole Palmer’s red card became a focal point, with the Guardian describing him as sent off after a lunge on Conor Gallagher when he was already on a booking.
The BBC highlighted that Chelsea’s goalkeeper Mike Penders punched the opener into his own net, while the Guardian framed the ending as Chelsea pressing “the self-destruct button” in a “calamitous and comical ending.” The match also featured a sending off after Palmer’s second yellow, and Tottenham’s win was their first at Stamford Bridge since 2018, ending a long run in the fixture.
Momentum and what comes next
The BBC said Tottenham’s revival followed back-to-back 17th-placed finishes, and it described the Chelsea win as a sign of “real light at the end of a pretty dark tunnel.” The BBC also reported that Tottenham had spent more than £300m on summer signings for the first time in their history as they backed De Zerbi to restore them to former glories. The Guardian said De Zerbi was “delighted with his side’s poise in possession,” and it noted that two consecutive wins lifted Spurs into 12th place.
“After back-to-back 17th-placed finishes, there are growing signs Roberto de Zerbi's side are showing there is real light at the end of a pretty dark tunnel.”
Sports Illustrated said Chelsea host Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on October 24, and it stated that Joao Pedro “will not even be on the substitutes' bench for this match.” With Spurs moving into 12th after the 2-0 win, De Zerbi said the club needed to “change the last part of the history of our club,” while the BBC said Maddison’s injury left him a “question mark over the next few weeks.”
