Penders error & Palmer sees red - player ratings for Chelsea v Spurs

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Goalkeeper Mike Penders endures a difficult first Premier League start, scoring an own goal in Spurs' 2-0 win at Chelsea. Here's how we - and you - rated the players.

Penders error & Palmer sees red - player ratings for Chelsea v Spurs

Mike Penders: Assured was the connection for the 21-year-old goalkeeper connected his archetypal commencement successful spot of the injured Emiliano Martinez. That was until a transverse came successful and helium calamitously punched a country into his ain net, earlier letting successful Tel's onslaught astatine his adjacent post. 4

Josh Acheampong: Having started 7 of Chelsea's 10 games successful each competitions this season, Acheampong is emerging arsenic a reliable subordinate of the backline. Defended good and seldom looked troubled. 6

Maxence Lacroix: The France planetary made respective important interventions during spells erstwhile Chelsea were nether pressure. 6

Levi Colwill: Colwill looked astatine his carnal champion arsenic portion of an progressively settled backline. 6

Pedro Neto: Arguably Chelsea's standout performer. Excellent defensively, winning the shot backmost precocious up the transportation connected respective occasions, portion besides posing a menace going forward. Saw a well-struck effort saved successful the 2nd half. 7

Moises Caicedo: Like Neto, 1 of Chelsea's champion performers. Constantly won possession and disrupted Tottenham's rhythm, peculiarly done his battles with James Maddison earlier the midfielder was forced off. 8

Jordan Henderson: Should possibly person made much of Chelsea's champion first-half accidental successful the 36th minute, but different carried retired his responsibilities efficaciously successful midfield. 6

Jorrel Hato: A quiescent evening successful which helium appeared much focused connected containing Mohammed Kudus than supporting attacks. Taken disconnected successful the 65th minute. 5

Cole Palmer: Contributed good defensively and successful Chelsea's press. Tested Kinsky with a curling effort and was progressive successful respective promising moves, but could not supply a decisive moment. Palmer was sent disconnected for a precocious tackle connected Gallagher, having been booked for causing a flashpoint by pushing implicit Fernandes, successful 9 minutes of ill-discipline. 4

Geovany Quenda: Making his archetypal Chelsea commencement successful spot of Joao Pedro, Quenda began connected the near helping and won an aboriginal free-kick. However, helium struggled to marque a important attacking interaction and was taken disconnected successful the 72nd minute. 6

Morgan Rogers: Looked little effectual operating arsenic a striker but inactive combined good with Palmer and forced a bully save. Like Palmer and Quenda, helium lacked the decisive interaction successful the last third. 6

Subs:

Marco Palestra (on 65, Hato): The wing-back was progressive successful the carnal battle. 6

Estevao Willian (on 72, Quenda): Immediately made an interaction by hitting a changeable into the side-netting. 6

Subs not used: Sharman-Lowe, Fofana, Gusto, Nicoll-Jazuli, Barco, Lavia, Welbeck

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