Don't be fooled by the final scoreline! Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea were lucky to avoid complete humiliation amid turmoil in Tottenham

Victory over Tottenham Hotspur should always be sweet for Chelsea and their followers, but Monday night's unlikely 4-1 triumph over their high-flying foes somehow leaves a bitter taste. This was the definition of a scoreline not telling the whole story. While the two managers dominated the pre-match narrative, this was a tale of red cards, VAR drama and self-destructiveness.

Tottenham's implosion - reduced to nine men before the hour mark as Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were dismissed either side of half-time - only seemed to bring the worst out of Mauricio Pochettino's side on the Argentine's return to north London.

They got there in the end as Nicolas Jackson capitalised on Ange Postecoglou's insistence on an inexplicably high line with a late hat-trick, but Chelsea's toil against their depleted rivals made this feel like something of a hollow victory. With more stern tests on the horizon, the performance must actually be seen as a concern.