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Chelsea host Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday in one of the top flight’s most fiery derbies.
Trailing league leaders Leicester by seven points with three games to go, anything less than a win for Spurs would see the Foxes clinch the title, and it should have been easy. “The fans, the club, the players, we don’t want Tottenham to win the Premier League,” said Eden Hazard.Former Arsenal midfielder Fabregas may have been the first trigger, kicking out at Mousa Dembele with just minutes gone before the Belgian raised his hands at John Obi Mikel.Niggling tackles then began popping up all over the place, with Kyle Walker picking up the game’s first booking for a pointless kick at Pedro, but not everyone was so distracted.
Clearly not content with being two goals to the good and having already hacked down Chelsea’s Willian, Danny Rose decided he wanted another bite at the Brazilian, who this time reacted.Chelsea’s ill-tempered game with Tottenham in 2016 is known as ‘The Battle of the Bridge’An untethered Demeble somehow avoided red for an eye-gauge on Costa, but only Willan and Rose picked up yellow cards to end the half, giving Pochettino 15 minutes to calm everyone down.
Eric Dier, already on a booking, looked intent on ending Fabregas’ Euro 2016 campaign with a horrendous lunge that somehow went unpunished, and a previously calm Kane even joined in on the action once he realised all was lost.
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