Alan Shearer put Jermaine Jenas in his place after Chelsea beat Spurs in 2017

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur‘s FA Cup semi-final clash in 2016/17 is one of the greatest games at the new Wembley stadium.

The two London rivals went toe-to-toe at the home of football and it was the Blues who emerged victorious by a 4-2 scoreline.

Chelsea and Spurs were the Premier League’s two best teams at the time, hence why the match was such a corker.

Willian put Chelsea 1-0 up in just the fifth minute of play, before England captain Harry Kane levelled things in the capital.

Antonio Conte’s side went in at the break with a 2-1 advantage, though.

Willian converted his second goal of the day from the penalty spot, but Spurs struck back in epic fashion after the break through Dele Alli – a strike you may remember due to Christian Eriksen‘s outrageous assist.

Video: Eriksen’s outrageous assist for Alli vs Chelsea

Chelsea responded to that setback superbly, with a goal from the mercurial Eden Hazard and a legendary long-range strike by Nemanja Matic securing a memorable victory.

It was a tough defeat to take for Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs, because they dominated possession and had more shots on goal.

Those facts resulted in some rather controversial punditry from Jermaine Jenas in the BBC studio after the game.

The former Spurs midfielder said: ​​”Spurs didn’t deserve to lose the game in the way they did. They were the better team throughout the game – they dominated possession. But granted, Chelsea were much more potent in front of goal.

“Spurs have dominated that game. Chelsea were on the back foot for the majority of it – hanging on. Spurs played better than Chelsea.”

Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer was clearly not amused by Jenas’ take on events, because he chose to step in and shut him down…

Video: Shearer put Jenas in his place on live TV

Fair play, Alan.

Shearer reminded Jenas that Chelsea couldn’t have been on the back foot too much, as they managed to score four goals against a team with one the best defensive records in Europe at the time.

Frank Lampard, who was sat in the middle of Shearer and Jenas, then calmed things down, but also chose to offer his two cents on the matter.

“You don’t need to be at your best to win semis and finals, I know a lot about it,” the current Everton boss said. “I would be disappointed if we lost 4-2 and be called a better team later.”

Well, no one can argue against that, Frank…

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