Chelsea vs. Tottenham: Score, Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match

Chelsea held Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge on Monday, handing Leicester City their first Premier League title in the process.  

Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son gave the visitors a two-goal lead during a feisty first half, but Gary Cahill pulled a goal back early in the second. During a frantic finale, Eden Hazard scored his first goal at Stamford Bridge in almost a year, a strike that handed Leicester and former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri the title.

With the result, Spurs can no longer catch the Foxes, who will host Everton next week and will be able to celebrate their title in front of their own fans.

As shared by Spurs’ official Twitter account, Son replaced the suspended Dele Alli in the starting XI:

#THFC team: Lloris (c), Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Dembele; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Kane #COYShttps://t.co/qU4eVfXlk7

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 2, 2016

Hazard started on the bench for Chelsea, with Pedro receiving a spot in the starting XI.

Cahill headed the first chance of the match just wide, outjumping Toby Alderweireld during a corner kick, but the opening stages of the contest were headlined more by rash challenges and minor incidents than chances.

Alderweireld took out Cesc Fabregas, and Moussa Dembele did the same to John Obi Mikel—something the home fans didn’t appreciate.

Stamford Bridge screamed for a penalty when Kyle Walker appeared to shove Nemanja Matic in the back as he was about to connect with a cross, but the official didn’t bite.

The Blues were the better side early, and Spurs had to resort to plenty of hard tackles to keep the hosts at bay, per Squawka Football:

Chelsea vs. Spurs foul count so far: Chelsea: 1Spurs: 7Feisty start. pic.twitter.com/JrmfG7HRQl

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 2, 2016

Most of the danger came from set pieces, with Fabregas firing over a first-time shot wide of Hugo Lloris’ goal after a corner. The chance was followed by even more handbags, as Walker appeared to kick out at Pedro after a duel, but the official again didn’t produce a card.

Christian Eriksen missed the target with a volley after the Blues failed to clear a corner, before Fabregas fired the best chance of the match until then just wide. Diego Costa did well to find his Spanish team-mate, but Fabregas couldn’t keep his low shot on target.

ESPN FC’s Miguel Delaney couldn’t help but take a shot at last year’s champions, who were in great form early:

Good of Chelsea to finally turn up for the 2015-16 season.

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) May 2, 2016

Son should have done better after great work from Erik Lamela, taking too long on the ball before firing a good chance wide, …

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