Reece James 8, Thiago Silva 7; Harry Kane 6, Eric Dier 5 - Chelsea v Tottenham player ratings

Tottenham go back top of the Premier League following Stamford Bridge stalemate

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 7. Saved a long-range drive from Aurier early on. Got into a muddle when sweeping a clearance with Kante, but was otherwise untroubled. Reuters

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  Reece James – 8. Typically brilliant cross for Abraham at the start of the second half, but the forward headed wide. Booked for a foul on Reguilon. Good strength to block Kane at a corner. EPA

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  Kurt Zouma – 6. Booked for kicking Ndombele in the shins. Played one spectacular pass to launch an attack late on, but risked it all with a late mistake. AFP

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  Thiago Silva – 7. Spurs’ vaunted forward line should have been a stern test of the 36-year-old Brazilian’s ageing limbs. But he cruised through the game with his usual elegance and poise. Reuters

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  Ben Chilwell – 6. Rolled his ankle in the process of fouling Aurier, but battled on, having been industrious if not inspirational throughout. AFP

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  Mateo Kovacic – 7. Generally screened his defence well, particularly when Ndombele was breaking in a dangerous position just after the hour. EPA

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  N’Golo Kante – 6. Had his work cut out marshalling his fellow Frenchman Ndombele, so he would have been glad to see him go off just after the hour. Reuters

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  Mason Mount – 6. Created two of Chelsea’s best openings for himself, first with a dribble then a shot that drifted over in the first half, then had a similar effort saved by Lloris in the second. Booked for a cynical trip on Lo Celso. Reuters

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  Hakim Ziyech – 6. Booked for clipping Reguilon’s heels as the full-back broke through. Blazed a good chance over on the half volley, and was generally frustrated by a lack of openings. EPA

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  Tammy Abraham – 7. Looked a threat with what little of the ball he saw in the first half, and had the better of Dier a number of times. Might have done better with some fine deliveries by James, though. Reuters

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  Timo Werner – 6. Had a goal chalked off when he was offside. Looked bright enough, but was still replaced by Pulisic with 17 minutes to go. EPA

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  SUB" Christian Pulisic (Werner, 74') – 6. He was unable to create much in his first appearance in over a month after suffering injury on Champions League duty

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  SUB: Olivier Giroud – NA. Had a chance to win it when Rodon’s injury-time back pass fell well short of Lloris, but his shot was limp. AFP

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  SUB: Kai Havertz – NA. Made his mark on Rodon – who suffered a bloodied lip from the German’s elbow – if not the game, in his brief appearance at the end. Reuters

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  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR RATINGS: Hugo Lloris – 7. Coped with the aerial threat well, and made a fine save to deny Mount from distance with 10 minutes to go. EPA

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  Serge Aurier – 7. Made a dynamic start and saw a powerful shot well saved by Mendy, and generally coped admirably with most things that came down his flank. Reuters

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  Joe Rodon – 6. Made a nervy start, and was spared by an offside flag when Werner had the ball in the net. Later sliced a clearance into the hands of Lloris. Showed up far better as the game went on, though - until his injury-time lapse. AFP

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  Eric Dier – 5. Abraham got the better of him once in the first half, and he lost him at one point in the second, too, but got lucky both times. Often negligent in possession, too. EPA

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  Sergio Reguilon – 7. His duel with James was a fine one. He made plenty of raids down the Spurs left flank, but James and Ziyech tested him the other way, too. EPA

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  Moussa Sissoko – 7. Unnecessary free kick for a foul on Werner put Spurs under pressure, but otherwise helped Aurier deal with the threat of the German. EPA

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  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 7. Stuck close to Ziyech, which was part of the reason Spurs were able to blunt the Moroccan forward. Reuters

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  Tanguy Ndombele – 7. Made a number of openings for himself with deft footwork, only for his final ball to go awry. Bruised by a kick from Silva. Taken off for Lo Celso just after the hour, as has become customary. EPA

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  Steven Bergwijn – 6. Scooped a ninth-minute shot over after a sharp counter attack. Had his frustration compounded with a cheap booking for a foul on Kovacic. Reuters

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  Son Heung-min – 6. His influence was severely limited by Chelsea’s backline, but he did work Mendy once, and was his usual diligent self working back toward his goal. EPA

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  Harry Kane – 6. His chances were limited to a free kick, which he hit over in the first half, and not much else, although he did go looking for work deeper on the pitch, too. AFP

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  SUBS: Giovani Lo Celso (Ndombele, 64') – 5. Passed up a great chance with a nothing chip with Spurs’ final opening in injury time. Reuters

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  SUB: Ben Davies (Bergwijn, 89') – NA. Brought on right at the end to help the away side keep hold of a point. AFP

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  SUB: Lucas Moura (Son, 90+2') – NA. Managed to get on just long enough to pass the time of day with his bestie, Thiago Silva, on the opposition. Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur moved back above Liverpool to the top of the Premier League following a goalless draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Both sides had the chance to win an otherwise cagey affair in injury time at the end of the 90 minutes.

First of all, Chelsea substitute Olivier Giroud could have won it, but he shot meekly at Hugo Lloris, after being put through by a weak header back by Spurs’ debutant centre-back Joe Rodon.

The away side themselves then had the chance to take all three points, again following a defensive error, this time by Kurt Zouma. But Giovani Lo Celso shot wide.