Chelsea 0 – 0 T*ttenham H*tspur: match report
Read a full match report of the Premier League game between Chelsea and T*ttenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday Mar 24 2012.
T*ttenham took a crucial step towards beating Chelsea to a top-four finish in the Premier League with a more-than-deserved draw in Saturday’s London derby at Stamford Bridge.
Spurs produced arguably their most disciplined away performance of the season to stay five points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea, who now face an uphill battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
It could have been even worse for Chelsea, with Rafael van der Vaart and Emmanuel Adebayor both missing virtual open goals as T*ttenham enjoyed the better chances.
The draw extended Sp*rs’ winless run to five matches but this was arguably their most crucial point of their entire season on a ground where they had not tasted victory for more than 22 years.
Roberto Di Matteo’s Chelsea rescue act, meanwhile, was suddenly in danger of looking futile, with English football’s last remaining European representatives now maybe needing to win the Champions League to qualify for the the competition for a 10th successive season.