Published: 22:14, 3 November 2025 | Updated: 22:14, 3 November 2025

Jamie Carragher did not hold back when offering his assessment of Tottenham's woeful 1-0 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday evening. 

Spurs have a tricky relationship with their London rivals, having not won a match against Chelsea since February 2023, and welcomed the Blues to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the backdrop of a lacklustre run of home form. 

While the visitors could only find the back of the net once via Joao Pedro, Enzo Maresca's side looked dominant for huge swathes of the tie, with Spurs registering their lowest xG (expected goals) metric - 0.10 - since records began in 2012-13. 

Carragher's Sky Sports colleague Jamie Redknapp was among the first pundits to offer his verdict on the match, calling it one of the 'worst performances' by the club that he has ever seen. 

Manager Thomas Frank admitted that he had been 'frustrated' and did not attempt to sugarcoat the nature of the defeat. 

But Carragher suggested why the performance could prove a troubling one among the Spurs...