Tottenham v Chelsea ratings: Harry Kane 6, Dele Alli 4; Thiago Silva 9, N'Golo Kante 8

Blues earn 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to move top of the Premier League table

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  TOTTENHAM PLAYER RATINGS: Hugo Lloris – 6. The France No 1 could do little to deny all three goals, the close-range header was out of his reach and the wicked deflection took the second to the opposite corner from where it was travelling and the third was a good finish into the corner. Getty Images

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  Emerson Royal – 6. The signing from Barcelona put in a solid display despite the pressure from Alonso on his side. He won the majority of his duels and offered some width going forward on the right. Getty Images

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  Cristian Romero – 6. The 23-year-old put in a decent showing at the back, winning his fair share of duels and being unable to do anything to stop the goals while he was on the pitch. Getty Images

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  Eric Dier – 5. Put in some key blocks at times, denying Alonso on the line but a wicket deflection off his body meant they conceded a second and slowly fell apart at the back. AP

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  Sergio Reguilon – 5. The left-back endured a tough time as Chelsea grew into the second half. He could and should have done more to close down Werner to deny the cross for the third goal. AP

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  Tanguy Ndombele – 6. Put in his usual performance in Tottenham colours. He showed sparks of creativity but also went missing at times before being subbed in the second half. AFP

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  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 7. The Denmark international had his work cut out in screening the midfield with little support from his midfield partners. He did the job well at times and was key on the ball for Spurs. Reuters

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  Dele Alli – 4. Showed little in the way of being able to dictate or create much during the game, rarely getting on the ball in threatening areas for Spurs. PA

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  Giovani Lo Celso – 5. Offered little for Spurs when going forward on the ball, though his presence in a front three in the first half did keep the Blues back three penned in at times. Getty Images

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  Harry Kane – 6. It was a polarising game for the England captain, who ran the show by dropping into space in the first half but drifted out of the match in the second half. He had little service with just the one shot coming outside the box. Getty Images

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  Heung-Min Son – 6. Had one golden chance to score for the home side before Chelsea stormed into the lead. He looked a threat in the first half but was cut adrift in the second. AFP

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  Bryan Gil (62’) – 6. Had few opportunities to get on the ball but looked spritely when he was able to drive forward into the opposition half. Getty Images

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  Oliver Skipp (62’) – 6. Put in some great challenges at times to deny Chelsea making it a rout late on but also looked neat when passing on the ball. AFP

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  Davinson Sanchez (83’) – N/R. Came on to add security late on but was unable to deny a third goal in the last few moments. Getty Images

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  CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 6. The goalkeeper made a collection of routine saves throughout when called upon. His positioning to act as a sweeper at times was key to deny the opposition. Reuters

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  Andreas Christensen – 7. The 25-year-old put in a mature defensive performance, adding a calming presence to the backline especially in a first half that required it. PA

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  Thiago Silva – 9. Rode out a tough first half where Son tried to expose him on multiple occasions, but he saw out the half well. He then opened the scoring in the second half with a bursting run to meet a cross from the corner. Getty Images

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  Antonio Rudiger – 7. The centre-back put in a solid performance at the back and managed to compound the misery at the end, scoring the third goal with a great finish. AP

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  Cesar Azpilicueta – 6. The Chelsea captain played a slightly more conservative wing-back role compared to Alonso on the other side, so he offered less offensively but had a composed game defensively. EPA

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  Jorginho – 6. The Chelsea metronome kept the team ticking in possession and made recoveries off the ball when defending. Getty Images

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  Mateo Kovacic – 6. Looked overrun at times in the first half but benefitted from the midfield change at half time. Once the change was made, he got himself involved more higher up the pitch. Getty Images

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  Marcos Alonso – 7. The wing-back was a danger for his side on the left when he got himself on the ball with space to run into. PA

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  LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Mason Mount of Chelsea has a shot blocked by Emerson Royal of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 19, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images)

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  Kai Havertz – 5. The Germany international struggled to get himself into the match, losing out on duels in key areas. Getty Images

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  Romelu Lukaku – 6. Had an uncharacteristically quiet game up front. He rarely had any chances to work with and was unable to add much to the all-round game either. Could have had a couple of assists if Werner and Kovacic were able to finish off decent chances. Getty Images

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  SUBS: N’Golo Kante (46’) – 8. Changed the dimension of the game in the second half in a fantastic tactical substitution from Tuchel. He added another body in midfield to allow Chelsea to dominate the game and even grabbed a goal from range with a little help from a deflection. AP

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  Timo Werner (For Havertz 70’): 6 - Had chances off the bench as the game got stretched but missed several attempts when one-on-one with Lloris. Set up Rudiger with a good cutback for Chelsea’s third. AP

Chelsea's dominant second-half performance earned a 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur thanks to goals by Thiago Silva, N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger as the Blues moved joint top of the Premier League on Sunday.

The emphatic scoreline did not look likely in the first half as the hosts shaded it, but Chelsea took complete control after the break to send out an ominous warning in the title race.

Thiago's header gave Chelsea the lead in the 49th minute and when substitute Kante's deflected shot crept past Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris shortly after there was no way back for the hosts.

Rudiger's late strike was enough to give Chelsea an identical record to Liverpool with the two sides on 13 points from five games, both having scored 12 goals and conceded one.

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