Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham: Palmer sent off as Spurs claim rare Stamford Bridge victory

Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders had a Premier League debut to forget as he scored an own goal in a 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham that saw Cole Palmer sent off.

Penders was drafted into the starting XI at Stamford Bridge after Emiliano Martinez suffered a broken jaw in Chelsea’s 2-0 win at Everton last week.

The Belgian made a series of strong saves to preserve parity as Tottenham produced an impressive away performance at a sodden Stamford Bridge.

It appeared as if a feisty London derby would end the with the spoils being shared, but Penders gifted Spurs a second successive win when he punched Mateus Fernandes’ corner into his own goal.

Chelsea’s hopes of salvaging something from an underwhelming showing were then dealt a huge blow as Palmer saw red for a second bookable offence, removing much of the attacking threat from a side already missing talisman João Pedro.

And Tottenham ensured Chelsea would not avoid a first home defeat of the campaign as a fine individual goal from Mathys Tel secured their first away win in this fixture since 2018, which moves them up to 12th in the Premier League.

Palmer had the first clear-cut opportunity to break the deadlock, his curling effort turned behind by a flying save from Antonin Kinsky.

Penders produced fine stops to deny both Marmoush and Tel, before Kinsky denied Henderson and Morgan Rogers in quick succession in an entertaining first half.

There were worrying scenes for Tottenham as James Maddison was forced off early in the second half, the oft-injured playmaker having made his first start for 18 months in Monday’s win over Coventry City.

Kinsky continued his fine evening by preventing Pedro Neto from breaking the deadlock before a crucial flashpoint as Palmer was shown his first yellow for barging into Fernandes off the ball.

That looked like being a footnote in an ultimately forgettable occasion, but Penders’ misjudgement of Fernandes’ delivery tilted the game dramatically in Spurs’ favour, the away end sent into delirium as his attempted clearance looped over the line.

Chelsea were then given a mountain to climb as Palmer received his marching orders, his second booking coming after he caught Conor Gallagher on the foot with a poor challenge, meaning he will miss their EFL Cup tie with Liverpool in midweek.

And the finishing touches to an excellent away showing were applied three minutes from time as Tel surged to the edge of the area from inside his own half before beating the forlorn Penders with a fine strike into the bottom-left corner.

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