Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea: Standout numbers after Monday Night Football delivers all-time classic
Tottenham were reduced to nine players after Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie received red cards but held onto a draw until the 75th minute and almost scored a second equaliser before Nicolas Jackson completed hat-trick in second-half stoppage time
Tuesday 7 November 2023 13:11, UK
Monday Night Football delivered a game for the ages as Chelsea struggled to finish off nine-player Tottenham until Nicolas Jackson scored a second-half hat-trick — but what were the headline numbers?
It all started so well for Tottenham when Dejan Kulusevski smashed home a deflected and well-earned opener after just five minutes and 21 seconds — Spurs' quickest-ever goal against Chelsea in the Premier League.
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But the game descended, or, for the neutral, arguably, ascended into chaos after Tottenham received two red cards, with Cristian Romero seeing red and conceding a penalty — converted by Cole Palmer — for a wild challenge in the 33rd minute and Destiny Udogie receiving a second yellow in the 55th minute for a mistimed lunge.
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Tottenham managed 38.7 per cent possession against the Blues — despite, when factoring stoppage time, playing with 10 players for 34 minutes and playing with nine for another 44 minutes.
For context, Everton registered a 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday on a season-low 20.13 per cent possession with 11 players on the field.
Tottenham's ability to retain that share of the ball with nine players becomes even more monumental by the fact Chelsea rank above Brighton for average possession this season on 61.93 per cent — behind only
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