'London is Blue!' Chelsea stars including Mount & CHO TAUNT Spurs after win

Chelsea players have joined the club in declaring London 'blue' after giving Tottenham a night of capital punishment to claim city bragging rights.

Spurs were the only side not to have lost to a London side before their 1-0 home defeat gave them the blues, and some of the players involved were quick to crow about their Premier League win.

Defenders Antonio Rudiger and Reece James and midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi tweeted that 'London is blue' in the aftermath of their dominant display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Midfielder Mason Mount, who joined the club as a six-year-old, wrote: 'A London derby win is special'.

The official club account also announced that the city was 'so, so blue' after Jorginho's first-half penalty allowed them to leapfrog Spurs and rise to sixth in the table.

The only defeat on Chelsea's Premier League record this season against teams from London was a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on Boxing Day that hastened the departure of axed club legend Frank Lampard.

Their win against Spurs was revenge for a defeat on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Carabao Cup in September, and they were held to a goalless draw by Jose Mourinho's side on November 29.

Chelsea have also beaten Crystal Palace 4-0, West Ham 3-0 and Fulham 1-0 in a largely successful campaign against local adversaries so far.

They are unbeaten in five matches against Spurs, winning four of them since a 3-1 defeat at White Hart Lane in November 2018.

Thomas Tuchel's team will next face a London side in the league when they visit Palace on April 10, launching a run of four games out of six against near neighbours.

The chance to avenge that defeat to Arsenal and their FA Cup final agony against the Gunners in August will arrive when they face Mikel Arteta's men on May 12.