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Here’s the story of Chelsea’s victory over Tottenham using Antonio Conte’s face

Surely he’s the most emotive man on the Premier League sidelines?

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After an abysmal start to the Premier League season last week, Chelsea needed to pull out a positive performance on Sunday against Tottenham.

That’s what they did, winning 1-0 at Wembley. In true form, Antonio Conte’s expressive face did all the talking about how he was feeling.

Here’s what you need to know about the game, with a little help from the man himself.

Nerves were probably high as Chelsea entered Tottenham’s temporary home.

Antonio Conte (Mike Egerton/PA)
(Mike Egerton/PA)

Wembley was decked out with Spurs flags and fans were in full voice.


It was a pedestrian start to the game…

Antonio Conte (John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)
(John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)

Alonso took Chelsea 1-0 up in the 24th minute

(John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)
(John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)

A beautifully-taken free-kick resulted in a goal for Marcos Alonso.

Tottenham came back strong….

Antonio Conte with Mauricio Pochettino (Alastair Grant/AP/PA)
(Alastair Grant/AP/PA)

Tottenham drew level in the 82nd minute…

( John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)
( John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)

Winning goal in the 88th minute

( John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)
( John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)

Alonso slotted his second goal of the day past Hugo Lloris, sewing up the game for the blues.

Final whistle, and victory for Chelsea.

Antonio Conte (Steven Paston/PA)
(Steven Paston/PA)

Safe to say, Conte was pretty happy with the result.

Antonio Conte (centre) celebrates with his team after the game (John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)
(John Walton/EMPICS Sport/PA)
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