Tottenham v Chelsea player ratings: Kulusevski 8, Romero 2; Jackson and Palmer 9

Blues win Premier League match 4-1 against nine-man Spurs in a frenetic and chaotic London derby

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  Guglielmo Vicario 7/10

  TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Made a brilliant save to deny Jackson and was unlucky to be beaten after palming Palmer’s penalty onto the post. Rushed out superbly on a few occasions to reach dangerous balls through, then did superbly to stop Cucurella but was left helpless by Jackson as he scored a hat-trick. PAShow less

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  Pedro Porro 8/10

  Played some wayward passes early on, including a shocker that resulted in Jackson’s early chance, but defended tirelessly and delivered some brilliant late free-kicks that caused havoc in Chelsea’s box. EPAShow less

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  Cristian Romero 2/10

  Fortunate not to be sent off for kicking out at Colwill but the Argentine’s luck ran out when his reckless challenge on Argentina teammate Fernandez resulted in a penalty and a red card. AP

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  Micky van de Ven 6/10

  Had looked confident in possession and in his defensive work before pulling up with a hamstring injury while chasing a ball behind shortly before half time. Getty Images

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  Destiny Udogie 3/10

  Looked comfortable in the early stages but had some wild moments, including a poor challenge on Sterling 18 minutes in that sparked Chelsea into life and the challenge that earned him a second yellow in the 55th minute. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Yves Bissouma 7/10

  Showed a great passing range and was willing to show his combative side when required, putting in plenty of good defensive work for his team. Reuters

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  Pape Matar Sarr 7/10

  Played a well-weighted pass-through for Kulusevski to score the opener but wasn’t as incisive when Son was running through in the second half. Booked for his coming together with Colwill. EPA

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  Dejan Kulusevski 8/10

  Hit the strike that went in off Colwill for the opening goal and put in some good work off the ball, notably dispossessing Fernandez for a Spurs burst forward. AP

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  James Maddison 7/10

  Played a superb pass to start the move for the opener and had some more nice moments on the ball before being forced off through injury in the first half. AP

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  Brennan Johnson 6/10

  Can consider himself unlucky, having seen Son’s goal from his perfectly weighted pass ruled out for a marginal offside before then being substituted following Romero’s red card. EPA

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  Son Heung-min 7/10

  Had a clinically taken goal ruled out after straying offside by the finest of margins. Wasn’t offered much service after his side saw red but was a willing worker for the team and was unlucky to see his shot saved late on. ReutersShow less

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  Eric Dier 6/10

  SUBS:(Johnson, 34’) Came on for his first minutes of the season following Romero’s red card and made an outstanding intervention to cut out Sterling’s ball for Jackson. Thought he had scored the equaliser but had strayed marginally offside, then gave himself no chance of stopping Jackson with a high line late on. EPAShow less

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  Emerson Royal 7/10

  (Van de Ven, 45+1’) Showed great awareness for most of the game despite playing in an unnatural centre-back position, superbly cutting out James’ low cross and heading Sterling’s attempt clear. However, Sterling ran off him in the build-up to the goal. APShow less

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  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 8/10

  (Maddison, 45+1’) Made a heroic intervention to touch Jackson’s header over the crossbar then did well to halt Sterling’s run. Hit a shockingly wasteful shot from a free-kick. AP

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  Oliver Skipp 6/10

  (Kulusevski, 61’) Lightning quick to stop Jackson getting his shot off following Vicario’s brilliant save to deny Cucurella. AFP

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  Rodrigo Bentancur 6/10

  (Sarr, 61’) Got the flick on for Dier’s disallowed goal but couldn’t quite get enough on another Porro free-kick to get it on target. Getty Images

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  Robert Sanchez 7/10

  CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Had no chance of stopping Kulusevski’s shot due to the deflection off Colwill but dealt with Porro’s strike well. Some of his passing was poor but he did well to save Son’s late attempt. ReutersShow less

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  Reece James 7/10

  Looked lost in the early stages but grew into the game and showed an attacking threat, playing a ball through for Jackson. Hit a venomous shot narrowly wide and played the pass through that resulted in Chelsea’s second. PAShow less

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  Axel Disasi 6/10

  Just about stayed high enough for Son to be caught offside but didn’t react quickly enough to reach Gallagher’s header in the opposite box. EPA

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  Thiago Silva 7/10

  Struggled to keep up with play at times in the first half but did well to halt Maddison’s run and dealt with balls to Son well in the second half. Stepped in decisively to clear a loose ball in the box late on. ReutersShow less

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  Levi Colwill 4/10

  The defender’s half-hearted attempt to block Kulusevski’s shot resulted in him deflecting it into his own net. Completely lost his head and was booked for a coming together with Sarr before being taken off at half time. ReutersShow less

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  Moises Caicedo 7/10

  Battled in the middle well at times and picked out some nice passes. Had a brilliant goal ruled out because Jackson was marginally offside, although he wasn’t worried for too long as the penalty was awarded in the same passage of play. EPAShow less

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  Enzo Fernandez 6/10

  Hit a shot harmlessly off target but was the man on the receiving end of Romero’s tackle for the penalty. Was caught on the ball by Kulusevski in a dangerous area. EPA

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  Cole Palmer 9/10

  Provided a composed presence while many of his teammates looked panicked in the early stages, which was shown when he scored Chelsea’s equaliser from the penalty spot. He also held up the play to help create the space that was exploited for Chelsea’s second and slipped a brilliant ball through for the final goal. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Conor Gallagher 7/10

  Very busy throughout and embraced the chaos in the first half, although he was unlucky that Disasi didn’t reach his headed knockdown. Did well to put Jackson’s second goal on a plate for the striker. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Raheem Sterling 7/10

  Guilty of running behind too early at times and saw a goal ruled out after the ball hit his hand, although many of his runs behind created problems. Played a terrible pass but then reached the ball ahead of Udogie and then teed up Jackson for Chelsea’s second. APShow less

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  LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Nicolas Jackson of Chelsea celebrates with teammate Marc Cucurella (R) after scoring the team's fourth goal and his hat-trick during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 06, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling / Getty Images)Show less

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  Marc Cucurella 7/10

  SUBS: (Colwill, 46') Slotted in seamlessly despite the madness and made a superb run behind but was halted by Vicario. AFP

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  Mykhailo Mudryk 5/10

  (Fernandez, 58’) Coming into such a passionate match, he looked timid at first and was booked for a late challenge on Vicario. Made a good run behind to tee up a chance for Jackson. AFP

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  Malo Gusto N/R

  (James, 77’) Gave away a needless free-kick in a dangerous area to put his team under pressure and saw yellow for it. Aside from that, he did a lot of the simple things well and made a good clearance. APShow less

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  Lesley Ugochukwu N/R

  (Sterling, 91’) He conceded the ball cheaply for Son’s late chance and was booked for a foul on Bissouma. EPA

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League table were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they went down 4-1 at home to Chelsea on Monday in a frenetic London derby that they completed with nine men.

A Nicolas Jackson hat-trick made it a triumphant return to Spurs for Mauricio Pochettino as he earned the biggest result of his short Chelsea tenure, though few could have imagined how it would be achieved on a mind-boggling night in north London.

Previously unbeaten Tottenham went ahead after six minutes thanks to Dejan Kulusevski's deflected shot and minutes later had a second scored by Son Heung-min ruled out for offside.

But in scenes reminiscent of the infamous Battle of the Bridge in 2016 when Chelsea scuppered the title hopes of Pochettino's Tottenham side, the hosts' night unravelled.

Cristian Romero was sent off after a VAR check for a dangerous tackle on Enzo Fernandez that resulted in a penalty scored by Cole Palmer and Spurs then lost two players, Micky van de Ven and James Maddison, to injury.

Destiny Udogie was shown a second yellow card 10 minutes after the break, leaving the hosts trying to hang on for a point.

Chelsea eventually made their numerical advantage count as Jackson put them ahead from close range in the 75th minute, the goal standing after yet another VAR check for offside.

Tottenham had an equaliser by substitute Eric Dier ruled out for offside and Son saw an effort saved in stoppage time by Robert Sanchez before Jackson wrapped it up with two added-time efforts in front of the joyful Chelsea fans.

A first league defeat for Ange Postecoglou leaves Spurs in second place with 26 points from 11 games, one behind champions Manchester City. Chelsea's fourth win of the season moved them up to 10th with 15 points.

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