Juan Mata scored two goals and set up another as Chelsea recovered to beat London rival Tottenham 4-2 on Saturday, consolidating the European champions' lead in the Premier League.
Having taken an early lead through Gary Cahill, the unbeaten visitors — without the suspended John Terry — were rocked at the start of the second half when they conceded goals to William Gallas and Jermain Defoe.
However, Mata clinched Chelsea's seventh win in eight league games by equalizing in the 66th and then clipping home a neat finish in the 69th. Emmanuel Adebayor replaced Dempsey as the hosts went in search of another equaliser, but Chelsea largely looked comfortable as the clock ticked down.
Sturridge joined the fray in place of Oscar for the final eight minutes and the Blues survived a scare when Lennon sent a fierce drive straight at Cech.
Chelsea quickly broke down the other end and Torres came agonsingly close to making it four with a curling effort which drifted just wide.
Torres and Mata combined in the dying stages but Friedel was alert once again to thwart the danger, while Cech dived at Adebayor's feet to deny the striker a late equaliser. Final score and result:- Tottenham vs Chelsea 2-4 ( Gallas, Defoe/ Cahill, Mata*2, Sturridge).Juan Mata stars with two goals and an assist as Chelsea continue their impressive start to the season with a come from behind 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
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