Chelsea vs Tottenham

Referee Anthony Taylor was heavily criticised by Thomas Tuchel after missing a foul by Cristian Romero on Marc Cucurella for Spurs' equaliser.

It is why all of this is so unhelpful, and so damaging, to the game. That it’s “part of the game”? This, to counter one common argument, is not the way to get referees to improve. Managerial criticism of referees has been part of the game for some time. The rational response, no matter how infuriating, would be to just accept that sometimes they go for you and sometimes they go against you. And that isn’t to say his fundamental complaint isn’t justified. It has left less to the blind luck of whether someone sees something. VAR, for all the criticism it gets, has actually improved the sport. It was all part of the show. That was Tuchel so singularly and extensively criticising referee Anthony Taylor, to strategically dictate the post-match discussion. That is what it should be all about. Chelsea should have won – and probably won well – and offered a superb performance that showed they shouldn’t have been dismissed from the top-four discussion.

Over 83000 Chelsea fans have signed a petition asking for Anthony Taylor to not officiate one of their matches again after their Spurs draw.

Taylor has an agenda against Chelsea and should not be allowed to referee a game involving the club again,” the petition reads. If he does not see something that’s why we have people to check if there is a decisive error going on. How? This does not even have to do with the referee in this case. This for me is without any explanation and I don’t want to accept it. “Since when can players be pulled by their hair? An offside was also not given against Richarlison.

Silva took to Instagram and uploaded a picture of the moment Spurs defender Cristian Romero pulled Chelsea new boy Marc Cucurella's hair in the penalty area ...

We were all over them throughout the game.” You know the players, they know what's going on when they are on the pitch. I think the referees and the fourth official need to look back on them. It's frustrating for us when you deserve to win the game. The Brazilian wrote: “Haven't you seen this??? Can you pull hair out?”

The FA are looking into the comments Thomas Tuchel made about referee Anthony Taylor following Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Sunday evening.

The pair had already been involved in a heated argument earlier in the game after Conte celebrated in Tuchel's face when Hojbjerg equalised. They know what's going on when they are on the pitch. Pull someone else's hair, stay on the pitch and attack the last corner.

Cesc Fabregas tweeted during the Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur game yesterday, but it backfired on him almost immediately.

But the Spaniard has a clear preference for Chelsea and Arsenal after playing for them during his career. Fabregas recently made the switch to Serie B outfit Como after a free transfer and hasn’t played in the Premier League since he last lined up for Chelsea in 2018. Of course, Antonio Conte’s men then went on to find a last minute goal that gave them a share of the points at Stamford Bridge and the tweet backfired on Fabregas almost immediately.

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has questioned why Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was not issued a red card his the Marc Cucurella ...

I think VAR has the perfect look because when we saw the replay yesterday, as soon as I saw it I said to a guy next to me, 'I think he's going to get a red card here'. He's pulled him down by the hair. I think he looks down, but I think he looks down instinctively. Should there have been a free-kick given to Chelsea? And, therefore the equalising goal shouldn't have stood because it came from the resulting corner?

The two coaches have been charged after a few fiery touchline incidents in the London derby.

Things then kicked off again, with bodies needed to separate them and the referee eventually produced a red card for both. This sparked the first confrontation between the pair, who had to be separated and yellow carded by the match officials. The statement from the FA reads: "Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have both been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3, following the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday, August 14, 2022. Less than a minute later, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg levelled things up, scoring with a strike from the edge of the box. The pair respectively received a red card from match official Anthony Taylor after the game, meaning they face potential match suspensions. The pair had to be separated on more than one occasion during a feisty and dramatic London derby betweenat Stamford Bridge. The two managers have been charged with breaching rule E3, with both parties given until Thursday, August 18 to respond to such charges.