Chelsea 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 Talking Points

#3 Tottenham make history in the Premier League era

Mauricio Pochettino is bound to be an ecstatic man

Travelling to Stamford Bridge to take on a desperate Chelsea was never going to be easy. Doing it in a must-win match, even more intimidating. Add to that the weight of history, and the dynamic changes altogether.

The last time that Spurs beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the year was 1990, the Premier League era hadn't begun, Antonio Conte was as old as Dele Alli currently is, and Dele Alli himself wasn't even born. Yes, it has been a while.

Since 1990, widespread changes have seeped into not just the game, but also into Tottenham Hotspur, leaving just one painful constant - their inability to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Since 1990, in 31 matches across all competitions at The Bridge, the Blues had never tasted defeat at the hands of the Lilywhites, but 90 minutes is all it took for Pochettino's men to emphatically shatter a 28-year old jinx.

While it's undeniably going to boost Spurs' confidence sliding into the final stretch of the season, Chelsea and their fans are bound to be understandably livid with not just the result, but also the end of their bragging rights.

The focus will expectedly be on Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, who seems to be losing his grasp on things faster than it usually takes Roman Abramovich to fire managers he is discontent with.

Which brings us to...