Tottenham Beat Chelsea 2-0 as Cole Palmer Is Sent Off
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Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-0 in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's Cole Palmer was sent off during the game. This meant Chelsea had to play with fewer players.
A player is sent off when the referee shows them a red card for a serious mistake or bad action.
Tottenham forward Mathys Tel scored a goal to make the score 2-0. His shot has been described as very powerful.
The win is being seen as a surprise, because Chelsea were playing at their home stadium, Stamford Bridge.
Stamford Bridge is Chelsea's home ground, where the team usually expects to win matches.
This result will affect both teams' positions in the league table, where teams are ranked by their results.
Tottenham fans will be very happy with this strong away performance against a big rival.
Chelsea, meanwhile, will need to think about what went wrong, especially after losing a player to a red card.
The match forms part of the ongoing Premier League season, where teams play each other to try to finish as high as possible.
Vocabulary7 words
- Tottenham Hotspur
- the full name of a football club, also called Spurs
- Premier League
- the top football competition in England
- sent off
- made to leave a game early because of a bad action
- referee
- the person who controls a sports game and makes decisions
- league table
- a list that shows how well each team is doing
- away performance
- how a team plays in a game at the other team's stadium
- red card
- a card shown by a referee that sends a player out of the game
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1. Tottenham won 2-0 2. Cole Palmer was sent off 3. Mathys Tel
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-0 in a _____ match at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's Cole Palmer was _____ during the game.
This meant Chelsea had to play with fewer _____.
A player is sent off when the referee shows them a _____ card.
Tottenham forward Mathys Tel scored a goal to make the score _____.
His shot has been described as very _____.
The win is being seen as a _____, because Chelsea were playing at home.
Stamford Bridge is Chelsea's _____ ground.
This result will affect both teams' positions in the _____.
Tottenham fans will be very happy with this strong away _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think a red card can change the result of a football match?
- Do you think it is harder to win a game with fewer players? Why?
- How do you think Chelsea fans felt after losing at their home stadium?
- What makes a win 'surprising' in sports, in your opinion?
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