Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea: Player Ratings

John Terry’s goal turned the tide in Chelsea’s favour

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

Petr Cech: 6

He did his job well. No way he could have done anything to stop the Tottenham goal. Urged his team forward with his good distributions.

Branislav Ivanovic: 7

Good defensive performance with lot of interceptions and timely blocks.

David Luiz: 6.5

Concentrated performance from the Brazilian. He didn’t try any of his fancy tricks today.

John Terry: 7

Should take a bit of blame for the opening goal but came back well by grabbing the equalizer for the Blues.

Ashley Cole: 6

Surprisingly, he rarely made any of his trademark overlapping runs today. Most of his game time was spent while defending Townsend and Walker’s darting runs.

John Obi Mikel: 5

Didn’t do anything exceptional. Paved the way for Mata’s introduction at the half time.

Frank Lampard: 6

Kept things ticking for Chelsea with his disciplined passing.

Ramires: 6

Started the game on the right, where he was very poor. But improved a lot when he shifted to the middle again in the second half.

Oscar: 5.5

Not as creative as he could be. Gave away possession on many occasions.

Eden Hazard: 6

His average start to the season continues. Showed glimpses of his talent with few incisive runs though.

Fernando Torres: 6

Energetic display from the £50 million man but his good work got marred when he was sent off for getting two yellow cards.

Subs:

Juan Mata: 8

Proved his worth to his manager with a super performance after coming on. Changed the course of the game with his vision and creativity.

Andre Schurrle: 6

Chelsea looked more threatening after he came on but he missed a great chance when he was put through by a well weighted pass from Torres.

Cesar Azpilicueta: N/A