Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea: Marcos Alonso double relieves pressure on Antonio Conte’s side

Marcos Alonso’s brace gave Chelsea a 2-1 victory against Tottenham at Wembley to kick-start the Blues’ title defence.

Alonso put the visitors ahead midway through the first-half when he curled a stunning free-kick into the top corner from 25 yards out after Dele Alli tripped David Luiz.

Chelsea survived an onslaught before the interval when both Harry Kane and Dele Alli went close to finding an equaliser.

Spurs had lost their way in the closing stages before MichyBatshuayi needlessly headed into his own net from a Christian Eriksen free-kick.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men then bombed forward for a winner but it was Alonso that found the game’s third goal when he slipped a drilled effort under HugoLloris five minutes from time.