Richarlison and Tonali on target as 10-man Tottenham edge Chelsea in Sydney

[p]Both sides fielded strong line-ups and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] struck first on 19 minutes through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Tonali[/a]'s deflected strike before Estevao levelled the scores barely two minutes later.[/p][p]Tottenham defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/danso-kevin/z1MBQMNN/"]Kevin Danso[/a] was given a straight red card just three minutes after coming off the bench at the break for bringing down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-pedro/CAmJERl2/"]Joao Pedro[/a], with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] dominating proceedings in the second half.[/p][p][b]But in front of 80,363 fans at Stadium Australia, they failed to capitalise and Spurs stunned them with a late winner.[/b][/p][embed guid="31ca9c44-3927-48df-ac71-4c503b2cfce5" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2083521100731027502" social-type="twitter" /][p]The loss means new Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso will head to Hong Kong for a clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] on Wednesday on the back of his first defeat, following a 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers last week.[/p][p]The Spaniard has overseen a string of high-profile signings since being appointed, headlined by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a], as he bids to rejuvenate the club after their disappointing 10th in the Premier League last season.[/p][p]Spurs, who fared even worse, coming 17th to narrowly miss relegation, have also been on a spending spree with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/matheus-fernandes/6HUilY58/"]Matheus Fernandes[/a] arriving from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] and Tonali from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a].[/p][p]They fly home after a 2-0 win over Auckland FC and 1-1 draw with Sydney FC.[/p][p]Most of Chelsea's close-season signings have yet to link up with the squad, including Rogers.[/p][p]But right-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/palestra-marco/Y3DYaDdP/"]Marco Palestra[/a], who joined from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a], got his first minutes while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/palmer-cole/h8agbDt7/"]Cole Palmer[/a] and Estevao started after a slew of youngsters were used against Western Sydney Wanderers.[/p][p][b]Tottenham midfielder Fernandes, who missed the Sydney game with "fatigue in his calf muscle", was again absent, as was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maddison-james/YwP0q0m8/"]James Maddison[/a] with a "small problem".[/b][/p][p]But Tonali made his maiden start along with fellow new recruit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-andrew/6e7Be9VI/"]Andy Robertson[/a].[/p][image alt="Richarlison celebrates" id="edd1d155-0fb9-4dc7-b0e8-213ffc6ada2f" credit-line="Hollie Adams / REUTERS" guid="e79920c4-85a1-4231-a975-92acd692e2e0" original-width="3510" original-height="2186" /][p]After a cagey start, tempers flared when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gallagher-conor/dtbJO8B3/"]Conor Gallagher[/a] hacked down Chelsea's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/essugo-dario/djA5LwVQ/"]Dario Essugo[/a] in the 10th minute with players pushing and shoving each other.[/p][p]Gallagher was shown a yellow card and Essugo continued.[/p][p][b]Spurs broke the deadlock after a nice break down the right from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solomon-manor/v5LRVtuB/"]Manor Solomon[/a], who fed Tonali on the edge of the box with his shot taking a deflection.[/b][/p][p][b]But it was a short-lived lead as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/est-vao/tAzsqjSg/"]Estevao[/a] headed home at the far post after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lavia-romeo/UepSPHBj/"]Romeo Lavia[/a] broke free from midfield and they went to the break at 1-1 with Spurs having the better half.[/b][/p][p]Danso's brain-fade allowed Chelsea to dominate the second-half with Estevao rattling the crossbar among a slew of chances.[/p][p][b]But, in a worry for Alonso, they failed to make the most of the extra man and Spurs stole their thunder when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/richarlison/K82Dz773/"]Richarlison[/a] side-footed home at the death.[/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="77cd24a7-04f6-4451-8b8c-f1dc9c072b41" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="43cb58b6-35b2-4506-a373-f29f4e9162f4" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=SKg88Q3T"]Catch up on the match here[/a][/b][/p]