Pedro's strike and Kieran Trippier's embarrassing own goal gave Chelsea a 2-0 victory over rivals Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge
The eagerly-anticipated team news  for Willy Caballero after the Spaniard's show of dissent in the Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley on Sunday, while on the pitch both sides hit the woodwork in a goalless first half through Gonzalo Higuain and Harry Winks
Chelsea took the lead through Pedro, who cut in from the right and squeezed an effort through Hugo Lloris' legs from an angle (57), before Trippier's backpass caught the Spurs goalkeeper rushing out, only to see the ball roll into the net (85)
Spurs failed to register a shot on target for the first time under Mauricio Pochettino in the Premier League, and the result further dents their slim title hopes, leaving them nine points off leaders Liverpool
 Chelsea remain sixth, three points off fourth-place Arsenal, but with a game in hand
Before the game, Sarri described his decision to drop Kepa as a message for the group, and he received a big team performance for a vital win in the race for the top four
During an exhilarating start, Chelsea hit the post as Moussa Sissoko's failed clearance fell to Higuain, only for the forward to slice a half volley against the post from 12 yards
Higuain then curled wide from the edge of the box with Lloris rooted, before a flashpoint at the other end as Harry Kane unsportingly chased down a Spurs pass-back to David Luiz after a drop ball
 Luiz and Caballero took umbrage with Kane's actions before an altercation, and though Kane was seen moving his head towards Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta, referee Andre Marriner did not punish him
Spurs began to find their rhythm and were nearly ahead before the break, only for Winks' long-range effort to rebound off the bar after taking the slightest touch off a Chelsea foot
But Chelsea upped the pace after the break and got a deserved opener through man-of-the-match Pedro, beating Ben Davies and Toby Alderweireld on the right flank, cutting onto his left and finding the net through the legs of Lloris from 10 yards
Kane was then found by Davies in a fine position, eight yards out, but couldn't get his feet right, miscuing wide of goal as Spurs struggled to muster up any clear second-half chances
Their misery was compounded with six minutes remaining as Trippier put too much on a simple backpass for Lloris, catching the goalkeeper unaware as they watched the ball roll agonisingly into the net
: [on dropping Kepa] "I think it was the right decision, Kepa made a big mistake, he paid with the club, and then he had to pay with the team
"But now I have to think we have to stop, Kepa from tomorrow will be with us
 He is back in the team for the weekend, I don't know in the next match if he will be on the pitch or not, but one of the next two he will [start]
": "We didn't shoot, and we were not consistent enough
 It was an even game, but we didn't create too much
 I was disappointed because it was another defeat, but we have to be sure we are ready for Saturday, and another tough London derby
"A manager's dream, Pedro made an impact all over the pitch to give Chelsea a morale-boosting win
His goal aside, the Spaniard made several crucial tackles in his defensive third, and cut off any chance of Spurs rhythm in midfield
 He ran more than any Chelsea player (12
28km) and made the second-most sprints of any player on the pitch (17)
Chelsea now go to Fulham on Super Sunday, live on  at 2
05pm, while Spurs host Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday at 12
30pm
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