'Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was silent. Tottenham also got down on their knees.
Tottenham lost 0-1 in the 30th round of the English Premier League in the 2024-2025 season against Chelsea at Stampford Bridge in London, England, at 4 a.m. on the 4th (Korea time). Tottenham have lost two games in a row. Tottenham finished 14th with 10 wins, 4 draws and 16 losses (34 points). On the other hand, Chelsea overcame the defeat against Arsenal and jumped to fourth place with 15 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses and 52 points.
Both teams put up elite members. Coach Enze Postecoglou put forward Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke, and Wilson Odover-Three-Top. James Medicine-Lucas Beribal-Hodrigo Bentancur was located in the waistline. The four backs were made by Destiny Udogi-Christian Romero-Mickey van der Penn-Jed Spence. The goal was guarded by Guglielmo Vicario. Brennan Johnson, Matistel, Pedro Porro and Pape Sarr sat on the bench.
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For Chelsea, Nicolas Jackson was at the forefront, while Pedru Netu, Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho were at the second line. Moises Caicedo and Enso Fernandez made the midfield. Marlo Gusto, Trevo Chalova, Levi Kolwill and Marc Kukureya formed a defense. Robert Sanchez wore goalkeeper gloves. Christopher Nkunku, Noni Madueke and Reece James sat on the bench.
Son Heung-min started. It is the first appearance after playing both games against Oman and Jordan during the last A match. Ahead of the game, it was predicted that Son Heung-min could rest. The British media that delivers Tottenham news 'Tottenham Hotspur News' Coach Postecoglou said Tottenham may exclude Son Heung-min from the starting line in preparation for the upcoming difficult schedule' Tottenham will play bottom-ranked Southampton and Europa League quarter-finals after the match against Chelsea.
However, Coach Postecoglou invariably took out Son Heung-min's card. Tottenham were weak in Chelsea away. It has not won a single game since April 2018. In seven matches, they had two draws and five losses. Son was relatively strong against Chelsea.
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Chelsea have a crucial chance at the start. Chalobah's long pass connected to Jackson. Jackson penetrated through the defense and into the box. Van der Penn's ball, which was cleared, hit Jackson and hit the post. Soon after, Tottenham launched a counterattack. In the counterattack situation, U Do-ki's pass was connected to Son Heung-min, who was digging to the left. Son Heung-min tried to shoot with his left foot in front of his defensive wisdom. He was blocked by a tackle.
In the process, Caicedo, who was blocking Spence, felt pain. I fell down, but fortunately, I continued to play.
6 min Chelsea are on the attack. Cucurella attempted a cross from the left. Tottenham's defense cleared the ball to Jackson. Gusto connected the flowing ball with a powerful right foot shot. I hit the side net. Sancho in the 11th minute and Jackson in the 14th minute made consecutive shots. It's all blocked.
18 min Chelsea created a sharp chance. Palmer penetrated into the box and attempted a left-footed ground ball cross. He headed to Fernandez, but U Do-ki blocked the shot with his whole body. In the 28th minute, Jackson got a rear pass. After winning the defense and physical fight, I caught the ball. He attempted a right-footed shot in the box. Slightly off the net.
32 min Tottenham fought back. O'Doubert passed to Veribal in the middle from the right. Beribal fired a shot after beating a defense. He came out after hitting the defense. In the 35th minute, Son broke through the left side of Son Heung-min and scored a sharp cross. Sanchez blocked it.
44 min Chelsea missed a crucial chance. Fernandes attempted a left-footed cross from the right. Sancho in the box caught the no-mark. He fired a powerful right footed shot. Vicario reached out and made a super save.
In the extra time of the first half, a war of nerves between the two teams unfolded. Romero knocked down Colwill. In the process, players from both teams were excited. Eventually Romero and Chalobah were warned. The first half ended 0-0. Chelsea led the first half in all aspects, with a 55-45 possession, a 6-2 shooting, and a 2-0 effective shot.
Both teams faced the second half without change. Chelsea scored the first goal in the fourth minute of the second half. A sharp cross from Palmer's left foot headed for Fernandez, who was jumping in. Fernandez crossed Vicario, who was playing well with a clean header. Fernandes' fifth goal. Chelsea took a 1-0 lead.
Tottenham was aggressive, but Chelsea counterattacked with a counterattack. Tottenham blocked Netu's cross from the right with a header. Fernandez, who participated in the attack, connected with an overhead kick, but it didn't hit properly.
10 min Chelsea scored an extra goal. Sancho broke through and got a foul. He headed for a sharp free-kick gate, and Veribal blocked it with a header. Caicedo shook Tottenham's net by connecting the flowing ball with a fantastic volley shot. However, Colwill was one step ahead in the free kick situation, and the goal was eventually canceled due to offside as a result of VAR.
Tottenham made a difference. 18 mins O'Dobert and Beribal were taken out and Johnson and Sarr were put in. 20 min The ball spilled to Van der Penn during the mix-up with a corner kick. But Van der Penn's shot was weak. 21 min Jackson was warned while overstepping.
22 min Chelsea also made a difference. With the exception of Sancho, Madueke was added. 23 min Tottenham equalised. Sarr fired a powerful right footed shot after overcoming a contest with Caicedo. The ball hit goalkeeper Sanchez on the hand and hit the post and shook the Chelsea net. Chelsea players strongly protested that Sar hit Caicedo in the knee during the previous contest. The referee conducted an on-field review. It was a long time, and the referee declared a foul. I gave Sar a warning.
34 min Son Heung-min broke through, got a foul in a good position. Madison's shot did not lead to a goal. Spence's shot then crossed the crossbar. 36 min Chelsea made another change. I put James out of Jackson.
38 min Chelsea fired a sharp shot. Vikario blocked Palmer's left footed shot with another fantastic motion.
44 min Son Heung-min missed a decisive opportunity. In a counterattack, Johnson hit the right with an explosive main force. A ground ball cross connected to Son Heung-min, who was penetrating. Son Heung-min flied himself and hit his foot on the ball. However, the shot was blocked by goalkeeper Sanchez. Son Heung-min expressed regret.
In the 43rd minute, Tottenham put in a final shot, leaving out Van der Pen and Madison and putting in a prisoner and Tel. The extra time was given a whopping 12 minutes. In the 45th minute of the second half, Chelsea added Kiernan Dewsbury Hall and Tosin Adarabioyo to strengthen their defense without Fernandez and Palmer. No more goals were scored, and the game ended in a 1-0 victory for Chelsea. After the game, Son Heung-min received a six-point rating, the lowest in the team, from Huscoordcom.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
