Mathys Tel’s late solo finish sealed a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, only Spurs’ second Premier League victory there.

Tottenham Hotspur broke through one of the Premier League’s more stubborn doors on Saturday, 24 October 2026, beating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge after Mike Penders’ own goal, Cole Palmer’s red card and a late Mathys Tel strike turned a tight game sharply their way.

The result gave Spurs only their second Premier League win away to Chelsea and their first since April 2018. For Chelsea, it was Xabi Alonso’s first home defeat as head coach, sealed in a final quarter-hour that unravelled like a loose thread pulled too hard.

Tottenham had more of the ball from the start but took time to turn control into danger. The first clear opening arrived in the 29th minute, when Omar Marmoush fired at Penders from Andy Robertson’s cutback, before Penders also had to smother an attempt from Tel.

Chelsea found only scattered moments before the interval. Jordan Henderson forced Antonin Kinsky into a save, and Pedro Neto also drew a stop from the Spurs goalkeeper before half-time, but neither side carried much edge in the final third.

Spurs suffered a setback early in the second half when James Maddison was forced off injured, with former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher replacing him. Neto tested Kinsky again after an error from Mateus Fernandes, but the match still seemed to be waiting for a mistake rather than a masterpiece.

It got both. In the 77th minute, Fernandes swung in an in-swinging corner and Penders, making his full Premier League debut in the absence of Emiliano Martinez, came to punch. Under pressure, he misjudged the flight and sent the ball back over his own line, with Maxence Lacroix unable to rescue it.

Chelsea’s evening then collapsed further. Palmer, booked in the 71st minute, received a second yellow in the 80th after stepping on Gallagher’s ankle, leaving the home side a goal down and a man short.

Tel settled it in the 87th minute with the cleanest action of the night. He carried the ball from inside his own half into Chelsea territory, drove towards the edge of the box and sent a low shot skidding into the bottom-left corner, beyond Penders.

Tottenham finished with 68% possession and 15 shots to Chelsea’s seven, though both teams had four efforts on target. Spurs also won the corner count 6-4, the decisive one becoming the small hinge on which the match swung.

Tel was central to Tottenham’s best work, completing four dribbles, more than any other player, and registering 10 touches in the opposition box. He also created two chances before adding the second goal.

For Chelsea, the numbers deepened the bruise. Their seven attempts were their fewest in a Premier League match this season and their fewest at home in the competition since January against Brentford, when they had six.

The own goal placed Penders in unwanted company: he became only the second Chelsea goalkeeper to score an own goal in the Premier League, after Petr Cech against Everton in December 2009. At 21 years and 85 days, he was also the second-youngest goalkeeper to score an own goal in the competition.

Palmer’s dismissal was another marker on a difficult night. It was Chelsea’s 100th Premier League red card, excluding rescinded dismissals, making them the third club to reach that total after Everton and Arsenal.

Chelsea have now conceded eight Premier League goals from set pieces this season, double the total of any other side. Tottenham, meanwhile, left Stamford Bridge with a clean sheet against Chelsea in all competitions for the first time since a 2-0 win in December 1986.