Chelsea's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (second right) vies with Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian defender Emerson Royal (first right) in the Tottenham goalmouth during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on Feb 26, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur bolstered their hopes for a top-four finish and extended Chelsea's miserable run under coach Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over the Blues in the Premier League on Sunday, thanks to second-half goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane.

Seconds after the break, Skipp picked up a poor clearance by Chelsea's British record signing Enzo Fernandez and fired in from more than 20 yards, his shot going in off the bar after Kepa Arrizabalaga could not get enough of a hand on it.

Chelsea, who have now won just two of their last 15 games in all competitions, struggled to respond and in the 82nd minute Kane secured the win for Spurs when he pounced at the far post after a corner by Son Heung-min was flicked on by Eric Dier.

Chelsea failed to score for fourth time in five league games despite spending around 300 million pounds ($358 million) on players in January alone.

Chelsea, who have now won just two of their last 15 games in all competitions, struggled to respond and in the 82nd minute Kane secured the win for Spurs when he pounced at the far post after a corner by Son Heung-min was flicked on by Eric Dier

The win - the first for the hosts in nine league games against Chelsea - kept Spurs fourth in the table, four points ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle United who have two games in hand.

"Chelsea have been a difficult opponent for us over the last few years," Kane told the BBC. "So it's a really important win to keep us around fourth. Overall I thought we deserved the win."

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Chelsea sit in 10th position, 14 points behind Spurs and 10 clear of the relegation zone, representing a calamitous loss of form for a side who won the Champions League under former coach Thomas Tuchel in 2021.

Potter, who took over at Stamford Bridge when Tuchel was fired by Chelsea's American owners last September, gave striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a rare chance off the bench and brought on expensive January signing Mykhailo Mudryrk in his desperate search for a goal.

"Chelsea have been a difficult opponent for us over the last few years," Kane told the BBC. "So it's a really important win to keep us around fourth. Overall I thought we deserved the win."

Chelsea sit in 10th position, 14 points behind Spurs and 10 clear of the relegation zone, representing a calamitous loss of form for a side who won the Champions League under former coach Thomas Tuchel in 2021.

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Potter, who took over at Stamford Bridge when Tuchel was fired by Chelsea's American owners last September, gave striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a rare chance off the bench and brought on expensive January signing Mykhailo Mudryrk in his desperate search for a goal.