Soccer-Spurs celebrate ending Chelsea hoodoo with 2-0 win

Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - October 24, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur players celebrate their first goal, an own goal by Chelsea's Mike Penders Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 ⁠win at London rivals Chelsea – only their second at Stamford Bridge since Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s prime minister – ⁠was greeted by their coach, players and fans as a turning point in their season.

Roberto De Zerbi's men ‌were bottom of the Premier League before they beat fellow strugglers Coventry City 3-1 at home on Monday and Saturday’s victory propelled them to 12th place pending the rest of the weekend’s fixtures.

The north Londoners had won once in their previous 41 visits to Chelsea in all competitions - a run stretching back ​to February 1990 when Gary Lineker scored the winning goal.

Their only previous win ⁠at Chelsea during that 36-year drought was a ⁠3-1 victory in 2018.

No wonder the away fans celebrated at the final whistle as if they had just won a ⁠trophy ‌and the Spurs players could be heard from the Stamford Bridge press room jumping up and down in the changing room still wearing their boots.

"I think we are playing well, not just today," De Zerbi told BBC Radio once the ⁠celebrations abated.

"Maybe now there is another atmosphere, there is another union amongst ​the players. With these two wins in ‌a row they can believe more and more in themselves," the Italian said before later telling reporters: "We have ⁠suffered enough."

There was a ​touch of luck to the result - the match seemed to be heading to a 0-0 stalemate before Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders, on his full Premier League debut, punched the ball into his own net from a Matheus Fernandes corner.

Spurs made sure of the win with a breakaway strike ⁠by Mathys Tel 10 minutes later.

"It's very special because we have come ​to Chelsea so many times and not got a win," the French striker told Sky Sports. "We showed great mentality today and we need to enjoy this win."

In between the goals, Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer was sent off for the first time in his senior ⁠career when he was booked twice in nine minutes.

Spurs dominated possession with 70% of the ball over the match and 15 shots to Chelsea's seven.

The Blues, who remain fourth in the table ahead of Sunday's matches, looked far from their fluent best and missed the focal point of top scorer Joao Pedro who was injured in training on Friday and is due to undergo tests ​in the coming days.

"We need to be self-critical. We need to be at a better ⁠level," Chelsea coach Xabi Alonso told the BBC. "Sometimes you feel good and today, collectively and individually, we were not at our best."

Asked ​about Palmer picking up two yellow cards in quick succession, Alonso said he ‌wanted to see more self-control among his players, who last season ​racked up eight reds.

"In those situations, the first yellow card can be decisive," the Spaniard said. "It’s a process of the maturity of the team and of the individual players as well."

(Writing by William SchombergEditing by Toby Davis)

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足球 - 英超联赛 - 切尔西对阵托特纳姆热刺 - 斯坦福桥球场，伦敦，英国 - 2026年10月24日 托特纳姆热刺球员庆祝他们的首粒进球，这是切尔西球员迈克·彭德斯的乌龙球。（图片来自路透社/安德鲁·库尔德里奇）

伦敦，10 月 24 日（路透社）——托特纳姆热刺队在斯坦福桥球场以 2-0 战胜伦敦劲敌切尔西，这是自玛格丽特·撒切尔担任英国首相以来，热刺队在斯坦福桥球场取得的第二场胜利。热刺队的教练、球员和球迷都认为这是他们本赛季的转折点。

罗伯托·德泽尔比的球队在周一主场以 3-1 击败同样深陷保级泥潭的考文垂城之前，还位列英超联赛垫底。周六的胜利使他们升至第 12 位，最终排名将取决于周末剩余比赛的结果。

北伦敦球队此前在各项赛事中 41 次做客切尔西仅取得过一次胜利——这一不胜纪录可以追溯到 1990 年 2 月，当时加里·莱因克尔打入了制胜球。

在长达 36 年的切尔西不胜纪录中，他们此前唯一一次在切尔西取得胜利是在 2018 年，当时他们以 3-1 获胜。

难怪客队球迷在终场哨响时欢呼雀跃，仿佛刚刚赢得了一座奖杯，而热刺球员们在斯坦福桥的新闻发布室里，甚至还穿着球鞋在更衣室里蹦蹦跳跳。

“我认为我们踢得很好，不仅仅是今天，”德泽比在庆祝活动结束后告诉BBC电台。

“或许现在球队的气氛不一样了，球员们之间也更加团结了。凭借这两场连胜，他们可以越来越相信自己，”这位意大利人说道，随后又告诉记者：“我们已经受够了。”

这场比赛的结果带有一丝运气成分——比赛眼看就要以 0-0 的比分结束，直到切尔西门将迈克·彭德斯在他的英超联赛首秀中，在马特乌斯·费尔南德斯开出的角球中将球击入自家球门。

10分钟后，马蒂斯·特尔单刀破门，为热刺锁定胜局。

“这场胜利意义非凡，因为我们之前多次来切尔西比赛，却从未赢过，”这位法国前锋告诉天空体育。“我们今天展现了强大的精神力量，我们需要好好享受这场胜利。”

在两粒进球之间，切尔西组织核心科尔·帕尔默在九分钟内连吃两张黄牌，这是他职业生涯中第一次被罚下场。

热刺在比赛中控球率高达 70%，射门次数也以 15 比 7 遥遥领先于切尔西。

蓝军在周日的比赛前仍位列积分榜第四，但他们的表现远未达到最佳状态，球队也缺少了头号射手若昂·佩德罗，后者在周五的训练中受伤，将在未来几天接受检查。

“我们需要进行自我批评。我们需要提升到更高的水平，”切尔西主教练哈维·阿隆索告诉BBC。“有时候你会感觉状态很好，但今天，无论从整体还是个人层面，我们都没有发挥出最佳水平。”

当被问及帕尔默在短时间内连续领到两张黄牌时，阿隆索表示，他希望看到他的球员们有更强的自制力，上赛季他们一共领到了八张红牌。

“在那种情况下，第一张黄牌可能起到决定性作用，”这位西班牙人说道。“这既是球队成熟度的体现，也是球员个人能力的体现。”

（撰稿：威廉·肖姆伯格；编辑：托比·戴维斯）

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