Ekun Samuel, 5 January 2017
Chelseas' three impeccable months came to an halt with a fine display from Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham who has patiently waited for this moment to seek revenge and end Chelsea winning streak, got it clean as they dominates the whole period of the game. It saw Mousa Dembele fantastic display that dominates the midfield which completed more take ons than Hazard, Pedro and Moses put together, four in total.
first half and Diego Costa in the second, but Spurs have cut
It took 45+1min to break the deadlock through a header from Dele Ali with a fine cross from Christain Erickson which left Chelsea back three exposed.
In the 54th min, it was Erickson again who made the cross to Dele Ali which sends Thibuat Courtios dabbing as Tottenham went 2-0 up.
Chelsea were preparing to extend their winning streak to 14 to set a new Premier League record of the most straight wins in the season after matching Arsenals' 13 consecutive League wins set in 2001/2002.
Antonio Conte speaking after the match takes positive from the defeat;
"This is a different defeat to the one in September against Arsenal, because today, we lost the game but showed that we were a team. Against Arsenal, we weren't a team; today we were.
"We must work hard and be pleased with our position in the table, but know this league is tough until the end for the Champions League, for the title."
Chelsea's lead at the top to five points and opened up the title race with Liverpool second place behind them.
