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Chelsea crush Tottenham to go joint top

September 19, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane looks dejected after Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger scores their third goal Action Images via Reuters

Chelsea's dominant second-half performance was rewarded with goals for Thiago Silva, N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger in a comfortable 3-0 victory at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur that sent them joint top of the Premier League on Sunday.

The emphatic scoreline did not look likely in the first half as the home side's energetic display allowed them to more than match Chelsea. But Spurs simply had no answer when the Blues found another couple of gears after the break.

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