Tottheham Hotspur were comprehensively beaten at home on Sunday by a Chelsea side, who are showing no signs of slowing down any moment, making it 13 points from possible 15 this season.
Thiago Silva (second from right) celebrates scoring Chelsea’s first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 19, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)
Second half goals from Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kanté and Antonio Rudiger earned Chelsea all three points in another visit to North London this season.
Thomas Tuchel side went into the game, having won each of their two visits to the Tottheham Hotspur new Stadium and at the sound of the final whistle on Sunday evening, they have made it three in three away to Spurs.
Having started the season brightly by winning their first three games, it appeared Tottheham Hotspur are yet to recover from their 3-0 humiliation at the hands of Crystal Palace on matchday four, and the return of Hueng-Min Son could not prevent another defeat.
Chelsea have not dropped just two points this season, whilst they have already played away to Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
Thomas Tuchel has successfully transformed the team into not just a title contender but a team to beat. Building on their success in Europe last season, the side will take some beating for the league title this season.
While the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United also continue to do well, it’s just a matter of time, when they started to play the bigger teams in the league, when Chelsea’s already established edge will be evident.
The Blues host defending champions, Manchester City next weekend. It is a fixture which Tuchel knows how to expertly come out victorious having won all three games against them since he took over early in the year.
Should Chelsea be able to beat City on Saturday, the club’s faithful will be absolutely convinced that the league title is theirs to lose this season.
Afolabi Kehinde Hassan
