Ancelotti promises no panic

LONDON - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has vowed his side will avoid panic after their lead at the top of the English Premier League was cut to a solitary point.

Chelsea were beaten 2-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday just hours after second-placed title rivals Manchester United, the reigning English champions, had won 1-0 against Manchester City in a hard-fought derby.

Tottenham, who beat another of their fellow London sides contending for the title in archrivals Arsenal, also by a 2-1 margin, on Wednesday, fully deserved the three points that lifted them above City and into fourth position, the final place for entry into next season's Champions League qualifiers.