Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1 to reclaim top spot

Chelsea hadn’t conceded a league goal since September 24, but Christian Eriksen fired Tottenham ahead in the 11th minute with a ferocious long-range strike.

Chelsea went back to the dressing room on level terms thanks to a sublime curling effort from Pedro just before the interval.

“They don’t have to have all of the ball to win games”. With 31 points, they’re one ahead of second place Liverpool and Manchester City, who both have 30.

Conte was highly emotional in his post-match briefing but promised to put matters right.

On either side of Costa, Eden Hazard and Pedro look like men reborn under the tutelage of the Italian.

Staying in track with Luiz and celebrations, rewinding back to March 2015, his celebration at Stamford Bridge was remembered for all wrong reasons when he reeled off with sheer delight after scoring the equaliser for PSG in a Champions League showdown.

“They all seem to know what they are doing now and Diego Costa and Eden Hazard are a real threat”.

“It’s a insane match, and it’s very important for us”, Llorente said.

Moses is now enjoying the best moment of his career after spending the last three years on loan away from Stamford Bridge.

“City are a fantastic team and for us, it is a good test”, said Conte. So far, he has scored 10 goals and made 4 assists in the Premier League. Yet despite the hard-working nature of the win, Klopp was pleased – and praised the way the atmosphere improved and gave his side a lift when they needed it most.

“Above all after this type of game, because we won against a really strong team”. These games are hard.

Chelsea and Liverpool have the advantage of not featuring in European competition this season and Hazard is enjoying the additional preparation time as they bounce back from last year’s hugely disappointing title defence. “I see the will to change something from the past, now it’s important to continue”.

Just 13 games into the season it might be too early to begin predicting who will be challenging at the top come May.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino added: “If we analyse the game, we were better”. “We know it’s always hard to win there”.

Even when short of their best against Spurs, they had enough in the tank to hit back from a goal down and take the spoils.

With only three points separating the top four there is still all to play for, but Chelsea have been ominously impressive in recent weeks.

Liverpool great Graeme Souness believes Chelsea represent the greatest threat to the Reds’ title hopes this season.