Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points

A Marcos Alonso double, yes a double by Marcos Alonso has helped Chelsea win 2-1 at Tottenham's temporary home, Wembley. The only goalTottenham managed was an own goal by Michy Batshuayi - 3 minutes after coming on late in the 2nd half.

Chelsea started the game with SIX defending in the starting XI but played with 3 at the back with David Luiz just ahead of them and the usual Victor Moses and Marcs Alonso on the wings.

Tottenham meanwhile welcomed back Kieran Trippier into their starting Xi while saw the usual duo of Dele Alli and Christan Eriksen playing behind Harry Kane.

Here are the talking points from the game:

#1 - Willian needs to work on his decision-making

Needs to think

Willian had the chance to put Morata through on goal about 5-6 times but he only attempted it once, that too was on his wrong side making it easy for Alderweireld to collect it.

Apart from the through balls, there were so many times he could have played the ball but took an extra touch, giving the opponents an extra second to understand the move. The through ball to Moses in the first that was intercepted by Dembele was the best example. Had that reached Moses, it would have been an easy win for The Blues'.

Once Eden Hazard is back, it's going to be the Belgian and Pedro playing behind Alvaro Morata. Pedro came on late in the second half but it was his quick thinking to slip the ball into Alonso that got Chelsea the winner.

#2 - Tottenham's Wembley blues continue...

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Tottenham have a miserable record at Wembley and they have to play 18 more games at least at the venue this season. Their home for the next 9 months as the White Hart Lane is being redeveloped is going to give them some hard time.

Spurs had all the possession and all the chances but still, they needed an own goal from Michy Batshuayi to get on level terms with Chelsea. Meanwhile, Harry Kane's record of not scoring a league goal in August remains intact as well.

Tottenham will have to get their things together and forget the stadium they are playing at. The history of the venue in playing at the back of the mind of the players and Pochettino has a tough task of making sure that stops.

#3 David Luiz has an off day

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Out of position. Too many fouls. Unnecessary booking. The easiest way to describe David Luiz's performance today.

The Brazilian was playing just ahead of the back three and that got him confused a lot. He was not a CDM nor a CB. Is there a technical term to describe that position?

Things will be back to normal soon and hopefully, this was just a day off for Luiz. Cesar Azpilicueata also was spotted committing a lot of errors today but thanks to Christensen and Rudiger being solid throughout the match, Chelsea walked out of Wembley with all three points.

#4 - Moussa Dembele is a beast

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If it wasn't for Moussa Dembele, Chelsea would have scored at least 2-3 goals on the counter today. The Belgian was a beast in the midfield today and was intercepting all the through balls attempted by The Blues from their half.

He was everywhere for Spurs and was also providing a lot of good balls to Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christan Eriksen but the front three failed t make anything of it.

Should Dembele continue this form and Kane start scoring, there is no stopping Tottenham from finishing in the top 4 once again and maybe for the 2nd time - a finish above Arsenal in the Wenger era.

#5 - Tiemoue Bakayoko is solid

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When Chelsea signed Bakyoko and sold Matic to Manchester United, people started questioning. When the Serbian started performing exceptionally well at Old Trafford, things were getting more 'complicated'.

With Cesc Fabregas suspended, Conte had to rush back the recovering Bakayoko into the starting XI. For someone who plays right in the center of the midfield, he did exceptionally well on the left side of it.