Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho was pleased with Joe Rodon's performance in the goalless draw with Chelsea on Sunday.

Rodon - signed from Swansea this summer - almost cost Tottenham a point when his weak header allowed Olivier Giroud a chance to score in injury-time, but the Frenchman failed to clear Hugo Lloris.

And Mourinho defended the Welsh centre-back's output when speaking after the game.

"I'm very happy with Joe, very happy with the profile, and to be with my amazing coaching staff - Joao [Sacramento], Ledley [King], all these guys - coaching and teaching these guys, and working with Joe has been a pleasure.

"I just feel sorry he can't play in the Europa League because it would be a great level of experience for him, and I believe the biggest game he played before this one was Championship play-offs and a Wales national team match, so I'm very pleased that he could come here and for 90 minutes he made one mistake.

"Dier made more mistakes than him, especially in ball possession, so I'm very happy with my team, very happy with my guys, very happy with this mentality - that we come to Stamford Bridge, we get a point, we are top of the league, and we are not happy."