Hazard End Tottenham EPL Title Hopes

Tottenham saw their Premier League title dreams shattered after Chelsea came back from 2-0 down to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Substitute Eden Hazard scored his first home goal in a year to complete the comeback seven minutes from time and hand Leicester an historic title.

Knowing nothing but a victory would keep them in the title race, Spurs stormed into a first-half lead with Harry Kane (35) and Son Heung-min (44) netting within nine minutes of each other.

Tempers boiled over just before the interval when Danny Rose and Willian had to be pulled apart by Mauricio Pochettino, before Mousa Dembele appeared to gauge Diego Costa’s eye.

Chelsea, buoyed by the introduction of Hazard, were right back in it in the 58th minute thanks to Gary Cahill’s strike, leaving a nervous 32 minutes for both Spurs and Leicester, whose players watched the game at Jamie Vardy’s house.

And they would have been celebrating as Hazard curled in a spectacular equaliser to hand Claudio Ranieri’s side a first top-flight title in the 132-year history and leaving Spurs, who secured a third-place finish with a point, wondering what might have been.

Following Leicester’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United, Spurs started the game eight points behind Ranieri’s side, knowing nothing but a win would keep them in touch with the league leaders.

Much had been made of Chelsea’s desire to end Tottenham’s title hopes before kick-off and unsurprisingly Guus Hiddink’s side flew out of the blocks with Cahill, back in the side alongside John Terry, heading Cesc Fabregas’ corner wide of the upright.

Tottenham saw off the opening onslaught and had a chance of their own in the 11th minute as Rose let fly from distance, but Asmir Begovic watched on as the ball sailed over the crossbar.

In a feisty affair, John Obi Mikel and Dembele squared up to each other before Kyle Walker appeared to kick out at Pedro after the winger had gone to ground.

Cesc Fabregas fired wide in the 27th minute after good work from Diego Costa and minutes later referee Mark Clattenburg flashed the first yellow card of the night to Rose after another clash with Pedro in the build-up to the chance.

Two minutes later, it was Spurs’ turn to go close with Kane finding Son at the back post, but the South Korea international lashed his shot wide of the far post.

They were not to be denied for long though as Erik Lamela slipped the ball through to Kane, who timed his run perfectly to beat the offside trap and then calmly rounded Begovic, before tapping the ball into the net for his 25th goal of the season.In a feisty affair, John Obi Mikel and Dembele squared up to each other before Kyle Walker appeared to kick out at Pedro after the winger had gone to ground.

Cesc Fabregas fired wide in the 27th minute after good work from Diego Costa and minutes later referee Mark Clattenburg flashed the first yellow card of the night to Rose after another clash with Pedro in the build-up to the chance.

Two minutes later, it was Spurs’ turn to go close with Kane finding Son at the back post, but the South Korea international lashed his shot wide of the far post.

They were not to be denied for long though as Erik Lamela slipped the ball through to Kane, who timed his run perfectly to beat the offside trap and then calmly rounded Begovic, before tapping the ball into the net for his 25th goal of the season.

In a feisty affair, John Obi Mikel and Dembele squared up to each other before Kyle Walker appeared to kick out at Pedro after the winger had gone to ground.

Cesc Fabregas fired wide in the 27th minute after good work from Diego Costa and minutes later referee Mark Clattenburg flashed the first yellow card of the night to Rose after another clash with Pedro in the build-up to the chance.

Two minutes later, it was Spurs’ turn to go close with Kane finding Son at the back post, but the South Korea international lashed his shot wide of the far post.

They were not to be denied for long though as Erik Lamela slipped the ball through to Kane, who timed his run perfectly to beat the offside trap and then calmly rounded Begovic, before tapping the ball into the net for his 25th goal of the season.