Tottenham Hotspur’s battle for Premier League survival will go to the final game of the season after they were defeated 2-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Roberto De Zerbi’s side only needed a point on Tuesday night to stay up — and relegate West Ham United — but succumbed to a Chelsea side trying to find a positive end to a season of disappointment.Tottenham started the game strongly and Mathys Tel hit the post with an early header from a Pedro Porro cross but all that early momentum was lost when, on 18 minutes, Enzo Fernandez scored with a long-range shot that swerved and dipped, wrong-footing goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.Spurs’ lack of quality in the final third was a problem throughout, and Chelsea might have extended the lead when a Fernandez free kick from wide on the left hit the frame of the goal. With 67 minutes played, the home side got their second, Fernandez setting up Andrey Santos for a close-range finish.With the game drifting away, Tottenham rallied — helped by a dose of good fortune, when Pape Matar Sarr’s sliced back-heel found Richarlison to score at the far post. The Brazilian striker was narrowly onside. Spurs poured forward in search of an equaliser — James Maddison going close after coming off the bench — but they could not find the goal that would have preserved their Premier League status.Tottenham play Everton at home on Sunday, with a two-point cushion over West Ham, who host Leeds United just a few miles away across London.Jack Pitt-Brooke, Simon Johnson, Jay Harris and Cerys Jones analyse the key talking points.Where does this leave Spurs?Tottenham put in an unconvincing, patchy performance under pressure. And lost this game 2-1. They strung some good moves together but were always let down by a lack of quality in the final third. They conceded both goals from switching off in the middle of the pitch and their late fightback was not enough to rescue a point.For all that De Zerbi has improved Tottenham in his brief time in charge, this game was a reminder of how hard his job is. Spurs are short on quality and depth. And they also appeared to lack conviction in the biggest moments. An early goal tonight might have turned the home crowd against Chelsea.Roberto De Zerbi cut a frustrated figure on the sidelines (Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)Of course, their position is still preferable to West Ham’s. One point at home against Everton would still be enough. They could even lose that one, provided West Ham do not beat Leeds. But now they face the intense pressure of needing a result to stay up, in front of what will naturally be an anxious home crowd.It is a situation they wanted to avoid. But they were not good enough here to do that.Jack Pitt-BrookeWhat will Alonso have learned from this?New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso may have opted against being at Stamford Bridge tonight, but this game will have provided another valuable exercise for him to watch.Alonso was officially appointed for next season on Sunday, and will have already taken great interest in Chelsea’s FA Cup final defeat by Manchester City on Saturday, having already accepted the post by then. This win will have given him cause for optimism, as well as showing up areas for improvement.In terms of good things, midfield stood out the most. Fernandez took his goal involvement tally for the season to 22 (15 goals, seven assists) with a superb strike and his influence was everywhere, as was that of Moises Caicedo. Andrey Santos, a 22-year-old Brazil international of some promise, albeit left out of their World Cup squad earlier this week, scored what proved to be the winner.Enzo Fernandez celebrates his long-range opening goal (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)It is clear both attack and defence need a lot of attention.Liam Delap, who has one goal in 27 league appearances following last summer’s £30million move from Ipswich, disappointed again when leading the line. Pedro Neto, who has gone quiet in the second half of the campaign, provided little threat from the wing.It does not matter who Chelsea pick to play at the back, they just cannot keep a clean sheet. They last kept one in the Premier League on January 17. Even going two goals up against an underwhelming Tottenham attack was still not enough to see this game out. They switch off too easily.Levi Colwill is their best defender but has been out for most of the season recovering from a knee injury. He’d started the two matches before this, but Chelsea were never going to ask him to put his body on the line again only three days after the FA Cup final. Jorrel Hato, 20, is a player of great promise and there is Marc Cucurella, of course, but the other positions are to be fought over as far as Alonso will be concerned.Simon JohnsonGallagher’s unhappy returnConor Gallagher came through Chelsea’s academy but left in acrimonious circumstances almost two years ago. The midfielder was not happy about the length and conditions of the new contract on offer at Stamford Bridge so he moved to Atletico Madrid. In January, he did the unthinkable in the eyes of many Chelsea fans and returned to English football with Spurs.There was only a small chorus of boos when Gallagher took his first touch back at Stamford Bridge but he was the crowd’s pantomime villain by the end as he was involved in a series of flashpoints which cranked up the tension.It all started with Andrey Santos, who kept pinching the ball off Gallagher. In the 39th minute, the England international dropped to the floor in pain after a collision with the Brazilian. While he was rolling around, Cucurella ran past and shouted something at him.Roughly a minute later, Gallagher clattered into Cucurella and conceded a foul. He then shoved the Spanish full-back and pointed angrily in his face. Micky van de Ven was then booked for dragging down Delap, and the Chelsea bench jumped up when Gallagher escaped a booking for a late tackle on Caicedo.Spurs substitute Guglielmo Vicario had to tell team-mates to remain calm and kept pointing to his head.The bad blood continued in the second half, with Destiny Udogie picking up a yellow card for a tackle on Wesley Fofana and Richarlison tangling with Caicedo.In the closing stages, Spurs’ assistants were furious with the officials when Cucurella pulled down Van de Ven at a corner, but the ball was not in play. It led to a brief argument between the two sets of bench personnel. During Chelsea’s next attack, Delap caught Djed Spence in the face with his elbow.This was a tense game and Tottenham were guilty of allowing their frustration to get the better of them as they chased in vain for an equaliser.Jay HarrisHas Palmer rediscovered his spark?Cole Palmer has not lit up Stamford Bridge this season in the way Chelsea fans had grown accustomed to in his first two years at the club. A persistent groin injury limited the 24-year-old’s involvement in the first half of the campaign and the man providing the flair for Chelsea has, most of the time, been Joao Pedro. With the Brazilian absent from the squad tonight through injury, it was a timely moment for Palmer’s spark to flicker back to life.The England forward registered Chelsea’s first effort of the game, a shot from range that forced a good save from Kinsky. But it was his creative contribution that really shone. He switched on the turn of pace that has been missing at times this season to nick the ball on the right wing, drawing Tottenham players away from Neto before flicking the ball inside to his Portuguese team-mate. Neto passed sideways to tee up Fernandez’s superb finish.It was Palmer who started the move for Chelsea’s second goal, too, but there were other signs of the instinctive maverick that Stamford Bridge has rarely seen this season.During the first half, inside Tottenham’s box, he showed excellent control to chip the ball up and side-foot it to a waiting Delap, who scooped his shot into the stands. As he stood over a free kick in the second half, anticipation built, with a chorus of, ‘Palmer again, ole ole’ from the home support. He carried again the whiff of danger and the fear factor that had been dulled for much of this campaign.On his way off when substituted in the 88th minute, Palmer looked disappointed — but unlike many times this season, that felt more like frustration at not being allowed to stay on the pitch longer, to create another massive moment, than over another underwhelming personal performance.Palmer’s flair has been dimmed this season; with the World Cup on the horizon, this was the perfect time for it to re-emerge.Cerys JonesWhat did McFarlane say?Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane said: “It was obvious from minute one that we didn’t, at times, have the energy and the intensity. We had it in patches. It was always going to be tough with the turnaround from the cup final.“I thought we played some really nice stuff in the first half. I thought we deserved the two-goal lead. And then it was about when Spurs obviously showed more energy, they had more time to prepare for the game, more rest.“The results haven’t been good enough recently. But the fight and determination has been questioned at times. In some of the performances, maybe that’s right, but I don’t think (having Europe to play for on the final day) is extra motivation.On Levi Colwill and Joao Pedro’s absences from the squad and Reece James remaining on the bench, McFarlane said: “Levi has come off the back of a very serious injury, so it was too quick of a turnaround from the cup final.“We had Reece on the bench, but again, coming off the back of an injury, the turnaround from the City game, we didn’t really want to risk him. Joao Pedro had a slight knock, nothing that we’re massively concerned about.“We’re hopeful (that they will be available to start on Sunday), but we won’t know that until the next couple of days.”What did De Zerbi say?Speaking to Sky Sports, Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi said: “We created a first chance to score with (Mathys) Tel. It was a big save for Robert Sanchez.“Then we concede one great goal because (Enzo) Fernandez, a big player, we could do something better. Then we stay in the game until the second goal, we lost a stupid ball. We conceded a second goal. But before the second goal, we created a big, big chance with Richarlison.“I think we played a very good game. We lost.“But now is not the time to think too much of this game. We have to prepare the next game. We play in our stadium with our fans. With our qualities, with character, with pride and courage we have to play.“But I am positive because today, we played a good game.”What next for Chelsea?Sunday, May 24: Sunderland (Away), Premier League, 4pm UK, 11am ETWhat next for Spurs?Sunday, May 24: Everton (Home), Premier League, 4pm UK, 11am ET