After Saturday’s narrow victory over Crystal Palace, Thomas Tuchel claimed Hakim Ziyech’s late winner effectively earned Chelsea the right to forget about the game - and their tired performance in it - and move swiftly on.
It was, after all, a tricky assignment: away to a solid London rival in rancid conditions with a depleted squad; a jaded side looking a little “after the Lord Mayor’s show” in the wake of their Club World Cup triumph.
