Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was both hero and villain as he brought the Blues level at Tottenham but then missed a late penalty in the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane. Chelsea and Spurs stay in fourth and fifth respectively in the Premier League table after an absorbing encounter in North London.
Chelsea had the perfect opportunity to end their four game winless streak in the league when they were awarded an injury time penalty when keeper Heurelho Gomes clattered into Ramires.
Substitute Drogba then saw his penalty palmed away by the Brazilian keeper who had a mixed afternoon.
Earlier he gifted Chelsea an equaliser when he fumbled the Ivory Coast international's effort over the line.
It would have been a most unlikely three points for the defending Champions who had fallen behind in the first half to Roman Pavlyuchenko's ninth goal of the season.
Gomes then took centre stage and seemed determined to hand Chelsea a victory, but then came his injury time redemption.
Referee: Mike Dean
Venue: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,787
Tottenham scorers: Pavlyuchenko 15 Chelsea scorers: Drogba 70
TOTTENHAM 01 Gomes (yellow card) 02 Hutton 03 Bale 19 Bassong 20 Dawson 32 Assou-Ekotto (yellow card) 07 Lennon 12 Palacios (Sandro 89) 14 Modric 09 Pavlyuchenko (Keane 78) 18 Defoe (Crouch 60)
Substitutes 23 Cudicini, 22 Corluka, 05 Bentley, 30 Sandro, 10 Keane, 15 Crouch, 17 Giovani
CHELSEA 01 Cech 02 Ivanovic 03 A Cole 19 Ferreira 26 Terry 05 Essien (yellow card) 07 Ramires 12 Mikel (Drogba (46yellow card) 15 Malouda (Lampard 77) 21 Kalou (Sturridge 68) 39 Anelka
Substitutes 22 Turnbull, 38 Van Aanholt, 43 Bruma, 08 Lampard, 46 McEachran, 11 Drogba, 23 Sturridge
