Wembley curse continues as Tottenham lose to Chelsea

Spurs have now lost seven of their last nine matches at national stadium

Antonio Rudiger and Harry Kane
Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea clears the ball from Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur
(Image credit: Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images)

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Spurs have had more than their fair share of woe at Wembley in recent seasons and so it continued yesterday as they were beaten by two goals from Marcos Alonso. The brace from the Spanish Blue ended Spurs' 19-game home Premier League unbeaten run and reiterated why they've taken a risk in swapping White Hart Lane for Wembley as their new stadium is completed.

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