Thiago Silva had an eventful afternoon in an attacking and defensive sense as his goal helped Chelsea to a 2-0 win at home to Tottenham.

The centre-back headed home to double the Blues' lead after the deadlock was broken by Hakim Ziyech's delightful curling effort early in the second half.

Silva's goal in the 55th minute sealed the win for Chelsea

But he may have been slightly fortunate earlier in the match

Silva and Chelsea thought they had fallen behind just before the break as Harry Kane slotted the ball in.

However, the home side were given a reprieve by VAR as Kane was adjudged to have fouled the Brazilian just before firing past Kepa Arrizabalaga.

The incident has divided opinion with Gary Neville saying the decision was tough on Tottenham, while Roy Keane said it was the correct call. talkSPORT's Darren Ambrose said it was 'clever defending' from Silva to win the free-kick.

The result sees Antonio Conte succumb to his first defeat in his tenth Premier League outing as Spurs boss and prevents his side from going back into the top four. Meanwhile, Chelsea have consolidated their spot in third place.

A double whammy for Conte, who couldn't get one over on his former club in both the Carabao Cup and Premier League

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