Leaders Chelsea were aiming to become the first team to win 14
successive games in the same English top-flight season, but Dele Alli's
brace of headers stopped them.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte expressed regret after his side's 13-game winning run in the Premier League was ended by a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
Leaders Chelsea were aiming to become the first team to win 14 successive games in the same English top-flight season, but Dele Alli's brace of headers stopped them short of the record.
Chelsea's
lead over second-place Liverpool remains five points, while Tottenham
are now seven points off the pace in third place.
"It
is a pity to stop this run, but Tottenham is a good team, a really
strong team and I think is for sure one of the teams that can fight for
the title until the end," Conte told Sky Sports.
"We
knew that defeat could happen before the game, but I think today I saw a
game with a good balance. They scored a goal at the end of the first
half and the second goal in our best moment.
"When
you concede two goals, for sure you have to improve. My team are top of
the table because we are working a lot. This league is very tough and
it is important to continue to work."
Asked to explain Chelsea's defeat, centre-back Gary Cahill said: "We were short today all over the pitch. I don't know why. We are not robots."
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