What Joao Pedro said to Moises Caicedo as Chelsea star does the unthinkable in Tottenham victory

The main talking points from Chelsea's hard fought victory away at Tottenham on Saturday evening with Joao Pedro's goal proving the difference in a rainy north London

The celebrations at full-time spoke volumes. That was big for Chelsea. It is always big when they play Tottenham, but that one felt even bigger.

Those on the bench for the Blues were on their feet in anticipation of Jarred Gillett blowing his whistle for the final time. And as soon as they did, the majority of them ran onto the pitch to celebrate with their teammates.

A number of players fell to the ground at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including Moises Caicedo, who received the most attention in the immediate aftermath of Chelsea’s 1-0 victory. Never has a player been more deserving of being mobbed.

The unthinkable is happening with the Ecuadorian. He is getting better. How does one continue to improve on such a ridiculously high level? It was truly astonishing stuff on Saturday evening.

Caicedo won possession back deep in the Spurs half on 34 minutes but the ball did not quite fall the midfielder's way. No problem. Caicedo just went and did it again. This time, the ball fell kindly to the Ecuador international, who poked it in Joao Pedro's direction and the Brazilian did the rest.

"When he passed me on the pitch at half-time, I just said to him, 'I need to invite you to dinner', Joao Pedro said to Sky Sports post-match. "He said yes to dinner."

Caicedo deserves a three-course meal after that display. He was everywhere, like he always is, but made even more of an impact than usual against Spurs.

He won the ball a total of seven times throughout the 90 minutes, while making four interceptions, winning four duels, making two tackles, winning two foul, creating two chances and of course, recording the match-winning assist.

While Caicedo was head and shoulders above everyone else on Saturday, there were plenty of standout performers for the Blues. Both of the centre-backs stood up and made themselves counted - particularly Wesley Fofana.

We haven't seen that version of Fofana in some time. The 24-year-old defender has made six appearances in all competitions this season, but in the five before Saturday evening’s, there was some shakiness and uncertainty in the Frenchman's game.

Against Tottenham, though, Chelsea got a version close to the Fofana they thought they signed in August 2022 for a £75million package. This has to be the standard for Fofana, who won all six of his aerial duels against Spurs. His aggression was perfect for the type of game it was and his performance played a big part in Tottenham recording just 0.05xG.

Josh Acheampong has done absolutely nothing wrong in his recent appearances but Enzo Maresca now has something to think about when it comes to his centre-back partnership. Trevoh Chalobah seems to be a staple in the back four and it is a question of who plays alongside the 26-year-old defender.

Next up for Chelsea is a trip to Azerbaijan to take on Qarabag in the Champions League. After that comes Wolves at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League next weekend. As ridiculous as it sounds, that match is just as, if not more, important to the Blues.

It is easy to predict what will happen in SW6. Wolves, who are rock-bottom of the Premier League at the moment, will arrive in west London with a low block and will look to frustrate Chelsea. We saw what happened against Sunderland last month, and the Blues need to ensure nothing similar occurs next weekend.

If they can win that and do something similar against the defensive Burnley after the international break, that will be enormous for the Blues. Those are the games they tend to struggle in.

Saying that, however, to get a hard fought victory like the one against Spurs will do wonders for this young squad. The control they had for the majority of the match will please Maresca as well, with a couple of games recently being a bit more frantic than the head coach would have liked.