{"id":1178366,"date":"2020-11-29T18:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T18:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1178366"},"modified":"2020-11-29T19:16:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T19:16:54","slug":"chelsea-0-0-tottenham-spurs-match-analysis-player-ratings-james-ndombele","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/chelsea-0-0-tottenham-spurs-match-analysis-player-ratings-james-ndombele\/","title":{"rendered":"England’s best ‘orthodox’ RB right now? Every player rated from Chelsea 0-0 Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a tense but fairly uneventful afternoon of football, Chelsea and Spurs played out a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The result was enough to send Spurs back to the top of the table, one point ahead of Liverpool (who they will face mid-December).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Chelsea remain in third and just two points from first place. And considering how Manchester United can go level on points if they win their game in hand, the Premier League title race still looks thrillingly open 10 games in.<\/p>\n

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Here’s how the players rated at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Edouard Mendy – 7 – <\/strong>Not tested too much but was still extremely solid, bar one moment of miscommunication with N’Golo Kant\u00e9 (which he sorted out anyway).<\/p>\n

Reece James – 8 – <\/strong>A sublime display from the best orthodox right-back in England right now. Where Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a masterful defender and Trent Alexander-Arnold is a game-changing genius of a creator, James is just a good ol’ fashioned up-and-down full-back. That sounds like damning with faint praise but so much of football is about doing the little things right, and Reece James always<\/em> does the little things right.<\/p>\n

A fast and furious worker who defends diligently and attacks with a simple creativity. Reece James booms crosses into the box, and that’s it. He makes crosses. All manner of crosses. From all angles. Against Spurs, he was Chelsea’s biggest creative outlet and put in some tasty balls that should have been attacked better. Deserved to create the match-winner.<\/p>\n

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Reece James in the first half against Spurs:<\/p>\n

\u25ce 44 passes attempted
\u25ce 44 passes completed
\u25c9 6 crosses (most)<\/p>\n

Chelsea's main outlet so far. ?<\/p>\n

Squawka x @WrldSoccerShop<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yXoOC1UoV9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) November 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n