Rewind the clock 13 months and Chelsea had delivered a footballing lesson to Antonio Conte and Tottenham. Coming up against each other three times in January 2022, Thomas Tuchel's Blues came out on top on all three occasions.
Having already beaten the Lilywhites 3-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier in the season during Nuno Espirito Santo's short reign as head coach, many expected a big improvement against the west London club after making strides in Conte's first two months in charge. Instead, Chelsea secured a place in the Carabao Cup final after a 3-0 aggregate victory over two legs, before then coming out on top in the Premier League fixture with a 2-0 win following second-half goals from Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva.
Already mentioning a big difference between the clubs when speaking in his post-match press conferences after the two cup defeats, Conte once again outlined the enormous gap after the third and final defeat of the month against their opponents.
