Tottenham Hotspur’s U23 match at Chelsea was absolutely bonkers
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We don’t generally pay attention to Tottenham Hotspur’s U23 development squad matches, also referred to as the Premier League 2. While they’re a good opportunity for academy and fringe players to get some match time and maybe work their way into a loan, or for players returning from an injury to back to fitness, they’re not usually that consequential when it comes to action.
Then there was today’s match between Chelsea U23 and Tottenham U23. Because holy smokes, by all indications it was absolutely BONKERS.
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His cameo endured a horror start, however, after his attempted pass out from the back instead sliced away for a Tottenham corner.
With the set-piece played short, Jubril Okedina managed to turn home Brooklyn Lyons-Foster s soft header from close range - leaving Cech to pick the ball out of his net just two minutes in.
Tottenham then doubled their lead on 17 minutes. A searching ball over the top of the home team s backline from Harvey White was perfectly weighted for Dane Scarlett to plant another header beyond Cech s reach.
Chelsea were able to mount a remarkable comeback in the second half, though, winning 3-2. But Danny Drinkwater s dismissal after a heated altercation marred their triumph.