Chelsea welcomed Tottenham to Stamford Bridge 192 days ago for their second Premier League game of the season.
After beating Everton on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 campaign, the Blues faced Spurs six days later full of confidence. New co-owner Todd Boehly had just spent around £250million on eight new signings going into the season and there were huge expectations from supporters in regards to the new campaign.
Any match against Tottenham is a special encounter but the return of Antonio Conte to Stamford Bridge just added to the narrative. Chelsea got off to the perfect start when Kalidou Koulibaly's emphatic finish put the Blues 1-0 up in west London. It was exactly what Chelsea deserved after applying plenty of early pressure on Spurs from the first whistle, both on and off the ball.
