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Chelsea forward Pedro broke the deadlock on Wednesday.

Disastrous own goal by Trippier sees Tottenham's title hopes unravel against Chelsea

Chelsea offered the ideal response to their Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

TOTTENHAM WERE LEFT red-faced as a pair of sloppy goals dealt a significant blow to their Premier League title hopes in a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday.

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris allowed a Pedro strike to sneak between his legs just short of the hour, before a miscommunication between the France international and Kieran Trippier saw the full-back roll a backpass into an open net.

Coming on the back of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Burnley, the loss leaves Spurs eight points adrift of second-place Manchester City and nine off leaders Liverpool.

For Chelsea, who dropped Kepa Arrizabalaga in favour of Willy Caballero following the former’s refusal to be subbed during the EFL Cup final, the result is the perfect response to their Wembley defeat against City on Sunday.

Chelsea had an opportunity to take an early lead when the ball fell to Gonzalo Higuain in the box after six minutes, but the on-loan Juventus striker did not hit the ball cleanly, finding only the right-hand post.

United Kingdom: Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton FC - Premier League Kieran Trippier wrapped up the win for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. SIPA USA / PA Images SIPA USA / PA Images / PA Images

Ben Davies survived appeals for a penalty after a Cesar Azpilicueta cross struck his arm in the 12th minute, before a dreadful pass led to a Higuain effort that drifted wide.

Two minutes before the break, Harry Winks pulled the trigger from 25 yards with a shot that appeared to be dipping under Caballero’s crossbar but bounced back off the woodwork.

The opener arrived 12 minutes into the second period, when Pedro collected the ball from Azpilicueta and drifted in from the right before spotting a gap to prod the ball past Lloris.

Spurs failed to register a single shot on target – at the right end, at least. With six minutes to play, Trippier sealed Spurs’ fate with a horribly misjudged backpass that rolled into the visitors’ net with Lloris nowhere.

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    Feb 25th 2019, 10:56 PM

    We need Daryl back playing for Ireland such an intelligent player and currently Ireland’s best option upfront he needs to come out of international retirement now #bringdazthedestroyerback

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    Feb 26th 2019, 6:10 AM

    @Tom Webb: He missed a handy chance tonight all the same.

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    Feb 26th 2019, 6:32 AM

    @Tom Webb: he’s around 54 years old

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    Feb 26th 2019, 6:23 PM

    @Willy Motley: ok but just remember that glorious header he scored against Moldova

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    Feb 26th 2019, 4:45 PM

    Wheres Flembomb to agree??

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