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Paul Merson hits back at his 'clueless' critics who mocked him for saying he'd be 'shocked' if Chelsea lose to Spurs - after Mauricio Pochettino's side won crazy game against nine men

Paul Merson has fired back at 'clueless' fans who mocked him on social media after he correctly predicted that Tottenham would fail to beat Chelsea on Monday.

Tottenham, who faced an uphill battle after Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off for reckless challenges, slumped to a 4-1 defeat against the Blues despite a spirited performance from Ange Postecoglou's remaining nine men.

Cole Palmer's penalty cancelled out Dejan Kulusevski's early opener for the hosts just before the break, before Nicolas Jackson netted a second-half hat-trick to end Tottenham's unbeaten start to the season.