Frank Lampard Guides Chelsea to Unprecedented League Double Over a Jose Mourinho Team

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move above Chelsea and into fourth place in the Premier League as they were defeated 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time since he controversially took over at London rivals Spurs in November. 

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Prior to Saturday's clash, the former Manchester United boss was keen to discuss his side's injury crisis, insisting that helping Spurs finish in a Champions League qualification space would, in fact, ​be his...greatest achievement

In typical Mourinho fashion, he also went on to reveal that he knew what formation ​Chelsea were going to play (he was correct) before adding that his team are the underdogs in the race to finish fourth. 

However, unfortunately for him, he was unable to prevent his former club from picking up a valuable three points on Saturday. Olivier Giroud gave the hosts the lead before Marcos Alonso made it 2-0. And although Antonio Rudiger turned the ball into his own net in the closing stages, the north London side were unable to find a leveller. 

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As noted by ​Opta, this loss means that ​Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are the first team to defeat a side managed by Jose Mourinho both home and away in a single league season. 


While Mourinho most certainly divides opinion, there is certainly no denying his success as a manager. However, the loss means that Mourinho has now been defeated both home and away for the very first team in a single league campaign. 

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In the reverse fixture, Willian opened the scoring with an excellent strike, before he doubled his side's lead from the penalty spot after Paulo Gazzaniga...well, it's still not quite clear what he was trying to do. Son Heung-min was also later sent off in that match. 


​Spurs remain in fifth place in the league, but Lampard's men have now opened up a four point lead over their London rivals. 


Source : 90min