Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur - 5 Talking Points
Chelsea got back to winning ways and gave themselves a shot in the arm in the race for a top-four finish with a convincing 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues looked more dynamic than their counter-parts from the get-go and dominated proceedings for the majority of the first half.
However, Maurizio Sarri's men were forced to wait until the 57th minute to edge themselves ahead through Pedro, who scored after cutting inside from the flank and finishing expertly between Hugo Lloris' legs.
The hosts were duly rewarded for their fearless approach with another goal, which stemmed out of a lack of communication between Kieran Trippier and Lloris, as the former passed the ball into his own net in the 84th minute.
Chelsea, who have a played a fewer game than both Arsenal and Manchester United, are just three points adrift of fourth place in the Premier League table and will next face Fulham on Sunday, while Spurs are poised to endure a testing encounter against Arsenal on Saturday.
Without further delay, let's take a closer look at the major talking points from the 'Battle of the Bridge' in west London on Wednesday night:
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#1 Chelsea shake off negativity to script the perfect headline
There has been very little for Chelsea to be jovial about since the turn of the year in the Premier League. Maurizio Sarri's high-flying start to life at Stamford Bridge had been hampered by meek performances and apparent discontentment within the team, who were accused publicly by the manager for lacking mentality in big games.
The Italian's unbeaten start in England was shell-shocked when Tottenham ran riot in the reverse fixture at Wembley back in November, but Chelsea were having none of that in their own backyard.
Despite their wretched run of form in the league in recent months, Chelsea took heart from their valiant display against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and scripted another memorable headline, but this time it wasn't for all the wrong reasons.
At the expense of Spurs and their title aspirations, if there were any in the first place, Chelsea might have salvaged their season and subsequently earned Sarri a bit more time to breathe a sigh of relief!