No sooner had Thiago Silva glanced a header past Hugo Lloris to offer Chelsea a degree of comfort than a familiar refrain rang around Stamford Bridge.
'Tottenham Hotspur it's happened again,' they gloated.
Spurs have lost three times in 18 days to Chelsea. Throw in the 3-0 home defeat in the reverse fixture in September and it is four with eight goals conceded and none scored.
Thomas Tuchel has averted his midwinter crisis thanks to beating the Blues' London rivals who have won only once at the Bridge in more than 30 years.