Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter acknowledged he can’t depend on the help of the membership’s board for for much longer after a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday heaped extra stress on him. Objectives from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane consolidated Spurs’ place within the Premier League high 4 as they opened up a four-point lead over fifth-placed Newcastle, though the Magpies have two video games in hand.

Chelsea stay tenth with their possibilities of Champions League soccer subsequent season now seemingly depending on an unlikely run to win the European Cup for a 3rd time.

Regardless of splashing over 163;500 million kilos ($600 million) on new gamers this season, Potter’s males have now received simply twice in 15 video games in all competitions.

“I do know the duty,” mentioned Potter. “(The outcomes) usually are not ok for this membership. I am not pleased with them. I take full duty for these outcomes.”

Chelsea’s new homeowners have up to now remained steadfast of their help of Potter.

However endurance have to be sporting skinny and the Blues chairman and co-owner Todd Boehly was in attendance to look at one other toothless show from his membership on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

“If outcomes aren’t ok, which they don’t seem to be for the time being, you possibly can’t depend on help perpetually,” added Potter.

“My job is to maintain going, to try to change the second. The gamers are hurting. It is a powerful second for us.”

Chelsea have scored just one purpose of their final six video games and didn’t present a lot struggle for his or her beleaguered boss after falling behind simply seconds into the second half.

Neither facet hit their stride in a bad-tempered first interval, which the guests had been fortunate to complete with 11 males.

After consulting together with his assistant, referee Stuart Attwell confirmed Hakim Ziyech a straight crimson card for a push into the face of Emerson Royal.

Nevertheless, Attwell then reversed the choice after viewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.

Chelsea didn’t make the most of that let-off as they fell behind simply 19 seconds after the break.

Kepa Arrizabalaga saved Emerson’s preliminary effort, however the Spanish goalkeeper ought to have finished higher than turning Skipp’s shot in off the underside of the bar for his first Spurs purpose.

Tottenham had been once more with out their supervisor Antonio Conte as the previous Chelsea boss recovers from emergency surgical procedure to take away his gallbladder, however Spurs have a one hundred pc file together with his assistant Cristian Stellini in cost.

“Our want was this, to win, play an awesome sport and to struggle for each ball,” mentioned Stellini, who added he expects Conte to return to London this week.

“We’re pleased for the followers, the membership and naturally for us and Antonio who continues to be at dwelling.”

Kane made certain of his facet’s first league win over Chelsea in 9 makes an attempt when the England captain swept dwelling Eric Dier’s flick from Son Heung-min’s nook eight minutes from time.

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