While Chelsea’s players had already retreated to their changing room with 15 minutes until kick-off, Tottenham’s starting back four were still on the pitch warming up.
Djed Spence, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie were lined up in formation from right to left, practising how they should handle balls in behind. They had a Spurs coach with them playing passes over the top, one after another, as they tried to hold their offside line together.
The visitors knew what was coming, given Chelsea’s agent of chaos was back leading the line in Nicolas Jackson.