<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p><strong>Chelsea<&sol;strong> sealed a 1-0 win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Thursday&comma; with <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;enzo-fernandez"><strong>Enzo Fernandez<&sol;strong><&sol;a>’s second-half header proving decisive in a heated London derby&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cole Palmer&comma; returning to form&comma; delivered a pinpoint cross for Fernandez&comma; who arrived unmarked to power home the winner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The result extends Chelsea’s dominance over Spurs&comma; with Ange Postecoglou becoming the first Tottenham manager to lose his first four league meetings against the Blues&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Spurs thought they had equalized late in the game when Pape Matar Sarr’s long-range strike beat Robert Sanchez&comma; but VAR ruled it out for a foul on Moises Caicedo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The decision sparked frustration among the traveling fans&comma; who had already voiced their displeasure with Postecoglou’s tactics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chelsea started brightly&comma; nearly scoring within the opening minute when Nicolas Jackson’s deflected effort hit the post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The first half was marked by intensity rather than clear-cut chances&comma; with both sides having goals disallowed and tempers flaring in stoppage time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After Fernandez’s opener&comma; Caicedo thought he had doubled the lead with a volley&comma; but a lengthy VAR check ruled it out for offside&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tottenham pushed for an equalizer&comma; but Brennan Johnson’s cross to Son Heung-min in the 89th minute was wasted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The defeat further dents Spurs’ top-four hopes and piles pressure on Postecoglou&comma; whose side must now rely on Europa League success to secure Champions League football next season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chelsea&comma; meanwhile&comma; move closer to their rivals in the league standings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- CONTENT END 1 --><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;fernandez-fires-chelsea-to-victory-as-spurs-woes-deepen&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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