Chelsea rally to see off Tottenham in London derby

Cole Palmer struck two second-half penalties to help Chelsea come from two goals down to claim an outstanding 4-3 victory at Tottenham and pile the pressure on home boss Ange Postecoglou.

This latest impressive result for Enzo Maresca's young team closed the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points, but it could have been very different after another thriller between the London rivals.

Postecoglou was involved in a heated exchange with a small number of Spurs fans after Thursday’s 1-0 loss at Bournemouth, but he watched his side make the ideal start with Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski on target inside 11 minutes.

Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella slipped in the build-up to both goals, but Jadon Sancho reduced the deficit soon after before visiting midfielder Moises Caicedo escaped a red card for a shin-high tackle on Pape Sarr in the 32nd minute.

It would prove a key moment as it was Caicedo who was chopped down by Yves Bissouma early in the second period to allow Palmer to equalise from the spot and the Blues talisman was involved in his team’s third when his cross was lashed home by Enzo Fernandez.

Fittingly, Palmer grabbed the eventual winner with a Panenka from the penalty spot in the 84th minute to earn Chelsea another memorable triumph at their rivals, despite a stoppage-time consolation for Spurs captain Son Heung-min.

This fixture last season produced a five-goal clash where, amid a rollercoaster 4-1 defeat, Tottenham lost Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven for contrasting reasons before half-time, but the duo returned from injury to provide a timely boost for Postecoglou.

After early corner-kicks were exchanged, Postecoglou got the quick start he wished for when Spurs broke the deadlock after five