Tottenham beats Chelsea to pile pressure on Potter
Tottenham Hotspur cranked up the pressure on Graham Potter as Oliver Skipp's first goal for the club and Harry Kane's late strike secured a 2-0 win over Chelsea.
Potter's position has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a torrid run of form, and that looks set to intensify after yet another miserable defeat.
The Blues failed to take advantage of a reprieve shortly before half-time when Hakim Ziyech's red card was overturned following a video assistant referee (VAR) review, with Skipp powering home immediately after the restart.
Kane added a second in the 82nd minute to move Spurs four points clear of Newcastle United, although the Magpies have two games in hand. Chelsea remains in 10th – 14 points adrift of the UEFA Champions League qualification places.
Chelsea's plans took a hit in the 19th minute when Thiago Silva was forced off after sustaining an injury as he thwarted Harry Kane inside the penalty area.
Spurs went agonisingly close to taking the lead shortly before the half-hour mark when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's effort from the edge of the area was deflected onto the base of the post.
Chelsea momentarily thought it had been reduced to 10 men in first-half stoppage-time when Ziyech received a red card for striking Emerson Royal in the face, but his punishment was downgraded to a caution after a pitch-side review by referee Stuart Attwell.
Spurs started the second half in electric fashion, grabbing the opener 19 seconds after the restart thanks to Skipp's thunderous strike from 20 yards that crashed in off the underside of the crossbar.
Kane then made sure of victory inside the closing 10 minutes with a simple back-post finish from a corner.
