The only danger for the home side at this point was getting too comfortable

The only danger for the home side at this point was getting too comfortable, which they did on occasion. Kovačić made the most of one such moment with 26 minutes gone by stealing the ball high up the pitch and instigating a alex morgan youth jersey
move which ended with Morata getting caught offside instead of slamming in from six yards.

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soon snapped out of it, and after another brilliant piece of play by Eriksen, Kepa stopped Alderweireld from adding to the scoreline from close range.

The game entered a more physical phase after half an hour as an intense battle grew in the middle of the pitch and Chelsea slowly grew into the contest. They were beginning to find their feet and Hazard finally started making himself seen and giving Spurs players something to think about; but the Belgian couldn’t do it all on his own. The midfield trio behind him still seemed sloppy and a bit irresponsible in possession,christen press jersey 2018
especially Kovačić, while Jorginho often left too much space in front of the back four for Spurs’ attacking players to exploit.

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Alli and Eriksen combined well again in that space and set Son up for another great chance, but Kepa was very quick to get down and pull it out of the bottom corner.

Even though he was by far Chelsea’s best player in the first 45 minutes, Hazard rounded the period off by getting booked for a foul on Davies from behind. The booking certainly added to his frustration as he had previously had marcos llorente jersey
two penalty appeals denied by referee Martin Atkinson.