Tottenham's 2–0 at Chelsea looks tidy on the scoreboard, but the first goal was a Chelsea own goal before the red card. Chelsea then lost a player and conceded again, so the late scoreline blends two different phases of the match. The question I'd put to anyone who watched it: were Spurs already finding a repeatable way through, or did the finish make their control look more decisive than it felt?
Our provisional result records a scoreless first half and a 2–0 finish. The event log puts Mike Penders's own goal before Cole Palmer's dismissal, with Mathys Tel scoring later. Tottenham had 68% possession and 15 shots to Chelsea's seven, yet the recorded xG was 0.74 to 0.43. Those figures show territory and shot volume; on their own they cannot explain the shape of every chance.
