Tottenham vs Chelsea: Fans Hail 'Game of the Season' as Blues Hammer Spurs in Epic Derby

• The Tottenham vs Chelsea clash lived up to its billing as fans were kept entertained throughout
• The game saw Mauricio Pochettino return to Spurs for the first time since he was sacked in 2019
• Chelsea eventually won 4-1, with Nicolas Jackson netting a hat-trick to end Spurs' unbeaten run

Fans have singled out Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League clash against rivals, Chelsea as one of the best games of the season so far.

The two London giants locked horns in an epic derby on Monday night, with the Blues ending Spurs' impressive run in the league.

Tottenham headed into the clash with the hope of securing a positive result to return to the summit of the standings, as Chelsea sought to use the tie to get their campaign back on track after a mixed run of results.

The Mirror reports that it was the west Londoners who eventually left the pitch smiling after a thrilling derby that had everything.

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The derby lived up to its billing, keeping fans glued to their screens with five goals scored, five others disallowed, two red cards shown, and VAR checks galore.

A total of nine cards were dished out, with Spurs picking up two red cards that saw Christian Romero and Iyenoma Destiny Udogie sent off.

How Tottenham vs Chelsea played out

The Guardian reports that Spurs opened the scoring inside six minutes of action through Dejan Kulusevski before Chelsea equalised courtesy of Cole Palmer from the penalty spot.

However, in between, four goals scored by both sides were disallowed by the VAR, with Son Heung-Min initially having his - which could have doubled Spurs' lead - chalked off.

Raheem Sterling, Moises Caicedo, and Nicolas Jackson all had their efforts ruled out as well before the latter's hat-trick sealed the win for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

Fans react to chaotic London derby

The events from the Monday night clash saw elated fans quickly take to social media to hail the encounter as one of the most entertaining ties so far this season.

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@EricNjiiru posted:

"That’s how derbies should be. Eventful! Not one sided like Manchester derby… #TOTCHE."

@FrankKhalidUK added:

"Final score Spurs 1 Chelsea 4!!! Great win for Chelsea!!!! #TOTCHE"

@UTDEzra_ joked:

"The scriptwriter leaving the Tottenham Hotspur stadium tonight #TOTCHE"

@UTDera concluded:

"What we are witnessing is prime Barclays football."

Poch sends Jackson message

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Chelsea boss, Pochettino saying there is still room for Jackson to improve despite a hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Gambian was the man of the moment for the Blues during the chaotic London derby staged at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday night.