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The Guardian - UK
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Sport
Tom Jenkins

In pictures - Tottenham v Chelsea

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With only two wins in his last eight matches, the Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has been feeling the pressure in recent weeks. Defeats to Liverpool, Sunderland and Birmingham have knocked the west Londoners off the top of the table. Spurs, meanwhile, are trailing them by four points Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Chelsea start the game with Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba on the bench ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Luka Modric is a menace in the first half, but he can't keep his feet as he launches a Tottenham attack Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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In the 15th minute, Jermain Defoe cuts in from the left flank and delivers a low ball to Roman Pavlyuchenko whose first touch expertly creates space from which he's able to rifle the ball past Petr Cech. 1-0 to Tottenham Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou adopt a forlorn pose; a pose which has become all too familiar for them in recent weeks Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Modric and Gareth Bale are outjumped by Chelsea's Jon Obi Mikel Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Pavlyuchenko agains looks to hit the target, but this time he's foiled by Michael Essien's block Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Didier Drogba joins the action as a second-half substitute and soon has Sebastien Bassong and Michael Dawson clambering all over him Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Bassong is giving Drogba no room to manoeuvre Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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With 20 minutes remaining, Drogba latches onto a punted through ball and lashes a shot at Gomes ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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... who, despite positioning himself directly in the line of fire, somehow spoons the ball over his shoulder and into the net. Drogba knew it was a decent strike, but he surely can't have expected it to beat the keeper. It's 1-1 Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Ivanovic helps Drogba celebrate the equaliser, though Drogba doesn't seem too keen to smile Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Carlo Ancelotti fields the ball as Chelsea hunt for a winner Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Two minutes into injury-time, Gomes races from his goal and sends Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Ramires tumbling. Another horrendous mistake from the keeper and as clear a penalty as you'll see all season Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Drogba takes the responsibility. And though he normally aims to the keeper's right, he opts to go left this time ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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As does Gomes, who palms it away! Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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The Ivorian holds his hands up to the Chelsea fans to apologise for his miss. He could have handed Chelsea a first league win since 10 November. Instead, they're heading for another draw Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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Sandro congratulates Gomes. Though saving it was the least he could do under the circumstances Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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It ends 1-1. John Terry cops some flack from the Spurs fans as he walks off and offers a mucus-filled response Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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