Tottenham 1-0 Loss; Players Apologise, Bergvall Out

Tottenham lost 1-0 at home to Chelsea, with Joao Pedro scoring the decisive goal as Spurs produced just 0.05 xG — the lowest single-game total on record since Opta began collecting Premier League xG. The result left supporters booing and raised concerns about regression despite decent early Champions League results; Spurs sit fifth with 17 points from 10 league games. Captain Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence were filmed appearing to ignore manager Thomas Frank when asked to face the fans; Frank said both players later visited his office unprompted to apologise and he downplayed the incident. Frank described the attacking display as one of his worst, and analysts blamed Chelsea’s high press and structured 4-3-3 for smothering Spurs’ ball progression and exposing a lack of midfield creativity. Frank confirmed 19-year-old Lucas Bergvall suffered a concussion and will miss the next two matches, while Spence and Mohammed Kudus picked up knocks but could be available.