It was hard not to feel for Graham Potter. Chelsea’s head coach has dealt with death threats and abuse. By the end of this defeat he was on the receiving end of mockery from Tottenham’s crowing fans, who told Potter that his sacking was on the way after Harry Kane had sealed the points for Antonio Conte’s side.
This was another drab, lifeless attacking display from Chelsea, who are being kept out of the bottom half of the table on goal difference alone. They created little and had no reply once Tottenham, who have a grip on fourth place, had taken the lead through the outstanding Oliver Skipp. Kane’s 18th goal of the season followed and Chelsea’s season surely now rests on whether they can beat Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the Champions League.
