Juan Mata had a goal disallowed for offside after a Torres knock down but Chelsea were well on top now.
Vertonghen was then booked for a blatant foul on Ramires as he knocked the ball passed him! If it wasn’t for Dembele on the cover, he would have been sent off.
Chelsea then finally got their deserved equaliser! Juan Mata floated a free kick into the box and John Terry had lost his marker to glance the ball home into the near corner to make it 1-1!
Andre Schurrle came on for Eden Hazard and if it wasn’t for Loris, he would have scored not long afterwards. Once again fantastic work from Torres and his through ball found Schurrle on the edge of the box. As Loris came out, he tried to lift it over the Goalkeeper but Loris denied him and Chelsea for the second time in the half to keep the score at 1-1.
Then on 81 minutes a joke decision that makes all the headlines. Fernando Torres goes up to win the ball twice on half way after the ball is playing high in the air up to him. He loses the first challenge then instantly moves forward and jumps towards Jan Vertonghen with his arms down to win the ball. Vertonghen (who replays showed makes a right meal of the challenge) goes down like he has been shot and Torres receives his second yellow card and is sent off. Vertonghen is a joke simple as that and I hope the FA take note of his performance on the day!
As Chelsea go down to ten men, Cesar Azpilicueta comes on for Oscar to sure things up and park the bus at the back for the remaining ten minutes or so and despite one or two moments, Chelsea hold out to take a good point from White Hart Lane after the other results that day!
I was pleased with our second half performance and the introduction of Mata at half time. Credit Mourinho for having a go in the second half and it paid off. Fernando Torres was simply brilliant on the day and if anything, has showed everyone that he is getting somewhere near his best at this club finally.
Questions need to be asked about our first half performance however and that cannot be ignored.
Carefree & KTBFFH!