Tottenham Hotspur 1-6 Chelsea (1997-98 FA Premier League)

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Tottenham vs Chelsea
0Scoreline	Tottenham 1-6 Chelsea
0Date	6th December 1997
0Competition	Premier League
0Referee	Dermot Gallagher
0Stadium	White Hart Lane
0Attendance	28,476

Tottenham Hotspur 1-6 Chelsea was the 17th league match of the 1997-98 season. An emphatic second half performance saw Ruud Gullit's Chelsea clinch their biggest ever win over their rivals. The Blues were only the second visiting team to score six goals at White Hart Lane and extended the club's unbeaten run against Spurs to 17 matches.

Goals from Tore André Flo and Ramon Vega had left the teams even at half-time, but Chelsea took command early in the second. Roberto Di Matteo put the Blues back in front, Dan Petrescu extended the lead with a lob over Walker, Flo's emphatic strike finished off a neat one-two with Gianfranco Zola and Mark Nicholls added a fifth before Flo completed his hat-trick in stoppage time.

Match details

6 December 1997	Tottenham Hotspur	1 - 6	Chelsea	Venue: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,476 Referee: Dermot Gallagher
	Vega 44'		Flo 40', 63', 90' Di Matteo 47' Petrescu 59' Nicholls 78'

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: GK 1 Ian Walker RB 12 Stephen Carr CB 17 John Scales 70' CB 15 Ramon Vega LB 16 Clive Wilson RM 7 Ruel Fox CM 8 Alan Nielsen 59' CM 5 Colin Calderwood (c) LM 22 Andy Sinton 55' CF 15 David Ginola CF 10 Les Ferdinand Substitutes: GK 13 Espen Baardsen DF 6 Gary Mabbutt DF 3 Justin Edinburgh 55' MF 9 Darren Anderton 59' FW 21 Rory Allen 70' Manager: Christian Gross

CHELSEA: GK 1 Ed de Goey RB 20 Frank Sinclair CB 12 Michael Duberry CB 5 Frank Leboeuf LB 3 Celestine Babayaro 20' RB 2 Dan Petrescu CM 11 Dennis Wise (c) CM 16 Roberto Di Matteo LM 14 Graeme Le Saux CF 19 Tore André Flo CF 25 Gianfranco Zola Substitutes: GK 13 Kevin Hitchcock DF 18 Andy Myers CF 22 Mark Nicholls 20' CF 10 Mark Hughes CF 9 Gianluca Vialli Manager: Ruud Gullit

External links

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1997-98 season

Premier League:

Coventry (A) • Barnsley (A) • Wimbledon (A) • Southampton (H) • Crystal Palace (A) • Arsenal (H) • Man Utd (A) Newcastle (H) • Liverpool (A) • Leicester (H) • Bolton (A) • Aston Villa (A) • West Ham (H) • Blackburn (A) • Everton (H) Derby (H) • Tottenham (A) • Leeds Utd (H) • Sheff Wed (A) • Wimbledon (H) • Southampton (A) • Coventry (H) • Everton (A) Barnsley (H) • Arsenal (A) • Leicester (A) • Man Utd (H) • Aston Villa (H) • Crystal Palace (H) • West Ham (A) • Derby (A) Leeds Utd (A) • Tottenham (H) • Sheff Wed (H) • Liverpool (H) • Blackburn (H) • Newcastle (A) • Bolton (H) •

FA Cup:

3rd round: Man Utd

League Cup:

3rd round: Blackburn | 4th round: Southampton | 5th round: Ipswich | SF: Arsenal: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | Final: Middlesbrough

Cup Winners' Cup:

1st Round: Slovan Bratislava: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | 2nd Round: Tromsø: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | QF: Real Betis: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg SF: Vicenza: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg | Final: Stuttgart