Chelsea 1 Tottenham 2: Richarlison snatches last-gasp winner for 10-man Spurs as Alonso faces Blues formation conundrum

THERE was no love lost between Chelsea and Tottenham – THOUSANDS of miles away from London. The two teams played out a competitive friendly in Sydney as a summer tour turned sour – with Spurs coming out on top in stoppage time. Tottenham beat Chelsea late on in Sydney Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Richarlison bagged a stoppage time winner after Estevao Willian had levelled for Chelsea Credit: AFP Roberto De Zerbi‘s men had Kevin Danso sent off just three minutes into the second half after bringing down Joao Pedro, changing the dynamic of the game. He looked furious on the bench and sat down contemplating what it meant for his preparations. Sign up for the Chelsea newsletter Thank you! Danso missed his first touch and hauled down the Chelsea man when through on goal. It was a certain red in competitive matches but there will be questions over if it was entirely necessary here. Tottenham had gone ahead early on through Sandro Tonali‘s deflected strike in front of more than 80,000 at the Accor Stadium. Chelsea responded well and hit back via Estevao Willian‘s back post header. Spurs had the better of things before the break but Mathys Tel was denied by Blues backup Teddy Sharman-Lowe. Chelsea thought they had scored to move ahead just after Danso’s red but Antonin Kinsky somehow tipped Estevao’s close range effort onto the bar – even though it came off his own player first. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Sandro Tonali opened the scoring with a deflected effort Credit: Getty Spurs went down to 10-men early on in the second half when Kevin Danso was sent off Credit: PA Antonin Kinsky denied the Blues several times Credit: AP Kinsky came to the rescue again when Andy Robertson let Joao Pedro have an effort inside his own six yard box. On a shocking pitch – which has now had six games played on it since last weekend – both managers opted for more subs than risk pushing for a win. Spurs came close to finding a late victory before penalties when youngster Rio Kyerematen struck the bar from distance after a surging run. They then found a dagger through Richarlison to take the bragging rights back to England. The Brazilian tapped in after a rebound with Jamie Donley’s dribbling effort coming off the post. It left De Zerbi with a trophy to lift and some confidence gained, especially from Tel, who impressed again. Comment now