Paul Merson hits back at his ‘clueless’ critics who mocked him for saying he’d be ‘shocked’ if Chelsea lose to Spurs – after Mauricio Pochettino’s side won crazy game against nine men

• Paul Merson was mocked after predicting Spurs would struggle against Chelsea 
• The pundit fired back at his critics after Chelsea triumphed 4-1 over Tottenham
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Paul Merson has fired back at ‘clueless’ fans who mocked him on social media after he correctly predicted that Tottenham would fail to beat Chelsea on Monday.

Tottenham, who faced an uphill battle after Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off for reckless challenges, slumped to a 4-1 defeat against the Blues despite a spirited performance from Ange Postecoglou’s remaining nine men.

Cole Palmer’s penalty cancelled out Dejan Kulusevski’s early opener for the hosts just before the break, before Nicolas Jackson netted a second-half hat-trick to end Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the season.

Despite Spurs’ superb form heading into the clash in north London, Merson — a former Arsenal player and Chelsea fan — admitted a Tottenham victory would ‘shock’ him. 

‘I’m very confident for Chelsea on Monday night,’ Merson said on Sky Sports. ‘I’ll be shocked if they lose.’

Paul Merson has fired back at ‘clueless’ fans who mocked him on social media ahead of Tottenham’s entertaining 4-1 defeat against Chelsea  in the Premier League on Monday night

The former Arsenal and England star successfully predicted that Spurs would struggle against Chelsea and hit back at those who ridiculed his confidence in Mauricio Pochettino’s side

Tottenham showed a lack of discipline as Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero were sent off 

Merson tweeted a meme of American actor Kevin James cutting a bashful figure while shrugging his shoulders after the match

Several fans swiftly mocked the former England star on social media, with one Tottenham supporter writing on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘When we beat Chelsea, Paul Merson needs to retire as a pundit.’

Biting back with an amusing response after Chelsea’s win, Merson replied: ‘You will have to put up with me 4-1 more year at least. COYB.’

He also said in a separate post: ‘All them people that called me clueless, hope your off to bed. COYB.’ 

The pundit also retweeted Sky Sport’s original post of the video with a meme of American actor Kevin James cutting a bashful figure while shrugging his shoulders.

Merson was in the highest of spirits as he joked with a Tottenham fan after the dramatic match

Ange Postecoglou praised his Tottenham players after Monday’s heavy defeat against Chelsea

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Tottenham’s nightmare in north London continued when influential summer signings James Maddison and Micky van de Ven (above) hobbled off with injuries during the second half

Chelsea climbed to 10th in the Premier League table after the enthralling victory, while Tottenham missed out on the opportunity to reclaim top spot from reigning champions Manchester City.

Merson’s jibes will be the least of Spurs fans’ worries after the defeat, with both Udogie and Romero now suspended and influential summer signings James Maddison and Micky van de Ven injured.

The victory will give Mauricio Pochettino’s side an added boost of confidence ahead of hosting City in the Premier League next weekend.

Meanwhile, Tottenham must now navigate a tricky run of fixtures against Wolves and Aston Villa before facing the champions in early December with a depleted squad.

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