Spurs seized the initiative at the start but were the architects of their own misfortune with their tendency to give the ball away cheaply, which they did for both Chelsea goals.
Tottenham had the edge, territorially, in the second half but they were wrong to feel they were unlucky. For all their possession, and neat work in midfield, they managed just two goal attempts to Chelsea’s 11. Wright-Phillips’s speed and Hernan Crespo’s cleverness constantly threatened to cause damage.
In the second half Chelsea huffed and puffed, but made hard work of blowing down Tottenham’s defences. Chelsea appeared to have run out of ideas but within a minute of dropping points at home they delivered a last-minute knockout blow.