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Tottenham 5 - 3 Chelsea : Five-goal Spurs sink Chelsea, win for City

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Tottenham Hotspur's Danny Rose (L) celebrates his goal with teammate Christian Eriksen during their English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea at White Hart Lane in London January 1, 2015.

Chelsea and Manchester City ended the first day of 2015 locked together at the top of the Premier League as City's 3-2 victory over Sunderland on Thursday was followed by a shock 5-3 defeat for Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea, previously beaten only once this season, looked set for another victory when Diego Costa scored after 18 minutes but rampant Spurs surged back with goals by Harry Kane, Danny Rose and Andros Townsend (penalty) to lead 3-1 at halftime.

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