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Hot final straight of Chelsea vs. Tottenham. In addition to the goal scored by Harry Kane in the last minute for the 2-2 and the heated confrontation between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte, there is a scene circulating on social media that could have changed the history of the match. Cristian Romero, the visiting center-back at Stamford Bridge, committed a foul on Marc Cucurella, but the referee overlooked it.
In the final moments of the match, the 'Spurs' pressed to take a point home. Then, Conte's team had a series of corner kicks to threaten Edouard Mendy's goal. While waiting for the execution, the players from both teams reacted in different ways inside the penalty area.
After the execution, Tottenham's attack managed to connect with a header and the 'Blues' goalkeeper deflected the ball out of bounds with his hand, resulting in another corner kick for the visitors. While everyone focused on that situation, something else happened in the small area that could have been punished differently.
Marc Cucurella took on the marking of Cristian Romero on the set piece. Both players moved waiting for the ball. However, the broadcast images showed that the Argentine defender pulled the full head of hair of the full-back and immediately ended up on the ground. Without a doubt, a foul by 'Cuti'.
This was noticed by the former Brighton player, who stood up to protest in front of the referee's authority in the London derby. However, the whistle did not notice it and ordered the game to continue. Precisely, Tottenham managed to score the 2-2 in the following play. Afterwards, on social media, it was pointed out that the referee's inaction harmed Chelsea because of the mentioned scene that could have been punished with a foul in favor of the 'Blues'.
Chelsea and Tottenham share the points
Senegalese player Kalidou Koulibaly opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 19th minute and Danish player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (68) equalized temporarily. Chelsea took the lead again in the 77th minute, thanks to Reece James, which seemed to secure the three points at Stamford Bridge, but the 'Spurs' managed to equalize at the last minute.
In a corner kick, Kane (90+5) scored a header for the definitive 2-2, in a match marked by the tension between Tuchel and Conte, who were separated to avoid even worse scenes. A draw in London.
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