Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Chelsea

Tottenham have not lost in the league since the opening day of the season

Tottenham extended their unbeaten run but missed the chance to go fourth with a goalless draw against Chelsea.

Chelsea's Asmir Begovic was the busier goalkeeper in the first half, keeping out Son Heung-min's header and Mousa Dembele's low drive.

Playing up front, Eden Hazard forced Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris into a low, reflex save from a superb volley - their only shot on target.

The point saw Chelsea to move up a place to 14th in the Premier League.

Spurs striker Harry Kane also tested Begovic, while Pedro was wayward with a couple of strikes from outside the box.

It was a fair result in a London derby which petered out in the second half after Tottenham's trip to Azerbaijan and Chelsea's match in Israel in midweek.

• Relive the 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane

• "If he wants to hurt me it would not be with a bib" - Mourinho

Trouble brewing between Costa and Mourinho?

Chelsea striker Diego Costa was left out despite scoring the winner against Norwich in the last league match

Chelsea were much improved compared with other times this season, but there seems to be a lack of harmony between boss Jose Mourinho and striker Diego Costa.

Mourinho decided to drop the Spain international, 27, to the bench after admitting the pair had "a few kisses and cuddles" after an argument during their Champions League win at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

They may need to make up again after Costa petulantly threw his bib towards his Portuguese manager after failing to be sent on as a substitute.

Hazard was deployed as the furthest man forward at White Hart Lane, and the Belgium forward's hard-working performance saw him make 71 sprints - more than any other player on the pitch.

He should have done better with a headed effort which went over the bar in the opening period and was thwarted by Lloris' excellent save.

Missed opportunity for Spurs

Kane failed to exert his influence on the game. He touched the ball 40 times - the least of any Spurs outfield player who played the 90 minutes - and just once inside the Chelsea penalty area

The Blues kept their third clean sheet in a row in all competitions, but the lacklustre stalemate means the defending champions have won just four times in 14 league games this season.

On the other hand, Tottenham are still unbeaten since the opening day at Manchester United and have now gone 13 without defeat in the Premier League for the first time.

However, they have drawn half of their matches and an inability to be clinical in front of goal may hinder any prospects of finishing in the top four.

Spurs' defence, marshalled by the impressive Belgium duo Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld, has conceded just 11 goals, but at the other end striker Kane was kept quiet.

The England international went into the game on a run of nine goals in six games, but his side will need him to make a difference in the big matches, like he did in the 5-3 victory in last season's corresponding fixture.

Man of the match - Toby Alderweireld

Alderweireld (right) made more clearances (15) than any other player on the pitch and regained possession five times. A solid performance in a tight match.

The stats you need to know

• Chelsea have won just one of their last 10 Premier League away trips to White Hart Lane (won one, drawn five, lost four)

• Chelsea have now gone five successive Premier League away matches without a win (lost three, drawn two); their worst run on the road in the competition since March 2013.

• Tottenham have conceded just three goals in their last seven Premier League home games.

What next?

Tottenham travel to face West Brom and Chelsea host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. Both Premier League games take place next Saturday.