Terry bags Blues a point against Spurs
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John Terry header rescues a point for Chelsea in crunch derby with Tottenham
John Terry rescued a point for Chelsea in their crunch London derby with Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
The Blues skipper flicked home Juan Matas free-kick to make it 1-1 after Gylfi Sigurdsson had put Spurs in front in the first-half.
The match between the two sides, who are both being tipped to battle for title, was already feisty enough given the off pitch battle between Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas.
But Sigurdsson got the real drama going when he kept his cool to lash home with just 20 minutes gone, following great work from Christian Eriksen.
Paulinho nearly made it 2-0 before half-time, and Tottenham were made to pay for not taking that opportunity.
Mata came off the bench at half-time and found Terrys head with a lovely free-kick short after, and the Chelsea captain stooped to nod home.
Chelsea pushed for a winner late on, but then lost striker Fernando Torres after he continued his row with Jan Vertonghen, and got a second yellow card.
So a point each, which suits Tottenham more than Chelsea, and sees them return to the top of the Premier League.
John Terry rescued a point for Chelsea in their crunch London derby with Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
The Blues skipper flicked home Juan Matas free-kick to make it 1-1 after Gylfi Sigurdsson had put Spurs in front in the first-half.
The match between the two sides, who are both being tipped to battle for title, was already feisty enough given the off pitch battle between Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas.
But Sigurdsson got the real drama going when he kept his cool to lash home with just 20 minutes gone, following great work from Christian Eriksen.
Paulinho nearly made it 2-0 before half-time, and Tottenham were made to pay for not taking that opportunity.
Mata came off the bench at half-time and found Terrys head with a lovely free-kick short after, and the Chelsea captain stooped to nod home.
Chelsea pushed for a winner late on, but then lost striker Fernando Torres after he continued his row with Jan Vertonghen, and got a second yellow card.
So a point each, which suits Tottenham more than Chelsea, and sees them return to the top of the Premier League.
