Chelsea moved up to fourth position in the Premier League on Thursday when Enzo Fernandez clinched a 1-0 win, piling pressure on Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou. Fernandez’s powerful header early in the second half ended a tense London derby at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City and Newcastle both won on Wednesday, knocking Chelsea from fourth to sixth in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League. However, Chelsea’s comeback moved them one point ahead of fifth-placed City and two ahead of sixth-placed Newcastle.
The top four are sure to qualify for the Champions League, with the fifth most likely to do so based on the outcomes of the English clubs remaining in European competition this season.
Chelsea, who have now lost only one of their last 13 league games against Tottenham, had been far from impressive recently, with manager Enzo Maresca chastised for his cautious approach.
Chelsea’s players had their planned day off cancelled by Maresca after being defeated 1-0 at Arsenal in their last game before the international break owing to a poor effort showed during a casual friendly against one of the club’s minor teams.
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The Blues were more lively against Tottenham, but lacked a cutting edge despite winning their fifth game in a row across all competitions. Reported by Sport Ndtv.
For Postecoglou, it was another disheartening loss in a dreadful season that could conclude with his firing.
Tottenham have won none of their past four league games and only one of their last six overall.
The north Londoners are in 14th place after suffering their 16th defeat in 30 league outings.
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