The Battle of the Bridge, a nine-man high line and THAT Thomas Tuchel-Antonio Conte handshake... the craziest moments between Chelsea and Tottenham as rivals meet tonight

Tottenham instrumentality connected Chelsea successful the past lucifer of the Premier League crippled week connected Thursday nighttime astatine Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea beryllium successful sixth chasing Champions League shot whilst visitors Spurs languish successful 14th aft a atrocious 2nd play nether Ange Postecoglou.

The planetary interruption has been benignant to Chelsea with the likes of Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Nicholas Jackson backmost successful contention to start, according to Enzo Maresca.

For Spurs, lone Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski and caller Ballers League diagnostic commentator Kevin Danso are acceptable to miss retired arsenic the Lilywhites person seemingly shrugged disconnected astir of their fittingness woes.

Ange Postecoglou's occupation is inactive connected the enactment aft mediocre performances successful the league with the Australian hoping for glory successful the Europa League.

Former Chelsea and Spurs brag Mauricio Pochettino's comments connected a instrumentality to Tottenham volition person lone enactment much unit connected the Australian who whitethorn beryllium sacked successful the summertime if results don't improve.

This London derby is steeped successful past and drama, producing immoderate of the astir breathtaking and aggravated moments the Premier League has ever seen.

Prior to the crippled nether the lights astatine Stamford Bridge, it's worthy going down representation lane to spot immoderate of the craziest games and incidents betwixt the 2 sides.

From disconnected the transportation brawls to peculiar tactics, this celebrated all-London matter has had immoderate memorable moments passim the years.

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (2022) – Tuchel and Conte's fierce handshake 

Now England manager Thomas Tuchel and existent Napoli brag Antonio Conte were locked successful an infamous infinitesimal during a hotly contested London derby successful August 2022.

Tuchel's Chelsea went up archetypal done Kalidou Koulibaly earlier Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg equalised conscionable aft the hr mark.

Things began to get heated erstwhile Conte and Tuchel were booked pursuing a disagreement implicit Rodrigo Bentancur's tackle connected Kai Havertz earlier the equaliser which didn't effect successful a escaped kick.

Then, erstwhile Reece James enactment the shot successful the backmost of the net, the German acceptable disconnected down the touchline moving past Conte successful celebration, infuriating the Italian.

Harry Kane's 96th infinitesimal equaliser added to the play earlier the lucifer culminated successful a gripping handshake.

The clash was provoked by Tuchel and captured Conte's open-mouthed reaction, arsenic the German appeared to clasp onto his rival's manus for a 2nd excessively long.

The 2 coaches went head-to-head, sparking a wide brawl among some sets of players earlier referee Anthony Taylor handed retired a reddish paper to some of them. 

Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea (2023) – the nine-men precocious line 

Monday nighttime shot served up a dainty arsenic Spurs and Chelsea engaged successful a bizarre brushwood astatine the Tottenham Hotspur stadium successful November 2023 that near some sets of fans perplexed implicit proceedings.

The Lilywhites raced into an aboriginal pb aft Dejan Kulusevski's effort recovered the backmost of the net, but it each went downhill from there.

There were galore goals ruled retired by VAR but erstwhile Raheem Sterling's extremity was disallowed, replays showed Cristian Romero's reckless and anserine penalty-area tackle connected Enzo Fernandez.

Chelsea were awarded with a punishment that was converted by crystal acold Cole Palmer with Spurs down to 10 men pursuing Romero's dismissal.

A flurry of injuries to James Maddison and Micky van de Ven saw Spurs without their archetypal prime backmost centre backmost pairing and caution should person been urged for Spurs who were holding connected for beloved life.

In the 2nd half, Tottenham past went down to 9 men erstwhile Destiny Udogie's 2nd yellowish card.

Yet, successful bold fashion, Postecoglou opted for his 9 men of Spurs to clasp a ludicrously precocious enactment connected the halfway line.

Inevitably, Chelsea began to interruption the precocious enactment with runs from their ain half, culminating successful a archetypal Nicholas Jackson hat-trick for the Blues, sealing the win.

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (2016) – Battle of the Bridge 

The 2015-16 play was a twelvemonth that cipher could person predicted arsenic Leicester City lifted the Premier League rubric aft an unthinkable campaign.

Yet, Tottenham were chasing down Leicester for the rubric with the contention against Chelsea successful May of 2016 a pivotal infinitesimal that could extremity their rubric dreams.

The present coined 'Battle of the Bridge' took spot astatine Stamford Bridge and featured 12 yellowish cards and some teams engaging successful scraps each implicit the pitch.

Spurs were overmuch the amended side, racing into a 2-0 pb done Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son earlier fractional time.

Superb sub Eden Hazard came connected to nutrient a masterclass, grabbing a stunning 83rd infinitesimal equaliser which secured a constituent for the Blues and destroyed Tottenham's rubric hopes.

On the full-time whistle, emotions spilled onto the transportation arsenic players, managers and coaching unit alike were reeled into brawls including renowned Chelsea troublemaker Diego Costa.

It was an iconic lucifer that the Premier League hadn't seen for years and was a joyousness to behold for the neutral – the aforesaid cannot beryllium said for Spurs fans.

Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea (2012) – Goal-line exertion drama 

After Frank Lampard's long-range effort against Germany successful the 2010 World Cup that crossed the enactment but didn't count, a immense statement implicit goal-line exertion ensued.

This treatment continued successful the 2011-12 play during Spurs and Chelsea' semi last clash successful the FA Cup.

It was a ascendant show from Chelsea nevertheless arsenic Juan Mata notched their 2nd extremity of the crippled conscionable aft fractional time.

However, replays showed the shot hadn't crossed the enactment contempt Martin Atkinson awarding the goal, putting the blistery taxable of extremity enactment exertion backmost connected the menu.

Chelsea, who were past coached by Roberto Di Matteo, went onto triumph 5-1 against Harry Redknapp's side, but their transition to the last was not without controversy.  

Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham (2008) – Spurs triumph a trophy 

Life arsenic a Spurs instrumentality has usually been a achy matter with heartbreak.

But backmost successful 2008 Spurs did the unthinkable, they won the EFL Cup, beating Chelsea successful an emphatic final.

Striker Didier Drogba enactment Chelsea successful the pb arsenic his escaped footwear took vantage of a poorly positioned Paul Robinson successful goal.

Dimitar Berbatov levelled from the spot for the Lilywhites arsenic Wayne Bridge had been adjudged to person handled the ball.

In disastrous fashion, Jonathan Woodgate sealed Spurs' triumph successful extra-time aft Petr Cech punched the shot connected to his head.

The triumph was Spurs' archetypal since 1999 and 17 arduous aboriginal it inactive remains their lone large trophy win.