Perhaps some people at Tottenham would have preferred to see Eberechi Eze sat in the stands at safe from the risk of injury. Their pursuit of Eze has been long and arduous, and to see the process wrecked in its final stages would have rendered those efforts a complete waste of time.
Fortunately for all concerned, the Crystal Palace and England forward emerged unscathed from the draw Stamford Bridge and Spurs were treated to another example of his class as they inch closer to a £60million deal.