Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte charged by FA over Stamford Bridge clash

Chelsea manager could face further charges over comments on referee Anthony Taylor

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel clashes with Tottenham's Antonio Conte after the 2-2 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge on August 14. Action Images

Referee Anthony Taylor shows a red card to Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel. AP

Thomas Tuchel argues with Antonio Conte. AP

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is restrained by security after clashing with Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel after the match. Action Images

Thomas Tuchel clashes with Antonio Conte after the match. Action Images

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is shown a red card by referee Anthony Taylor. Reuters

Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly celebrates with Reece James after scoring the opening goal. AFP

Koulibaly celebrates with teammates after scoring. AP

Marc Cucurella in action against Dejan Kulusevski of Tottenham. EPA

Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel gestures on the touchline. AFP

Tottenham coach Antonio Conte makes his point. AFP

Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg celebrates after levelling at 1-1. Getty

Chelsea's Kai Havertz remonstrates with referee Anthony Taylor after Tottenham Hotspur's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg levels. Reuters

Hojbjerg scores the equaliser. Getty

Reece James celebrates with teammates after scoring the second for Chelsea. EPA

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte reacts after clashing with Thomas Tuchel. Reuters

Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski in action with Chelsea's Marc Cucurella and Kalidou Koulibaly. Reuters

Reece James celebrates scoring Chelsea's second goal. Reuters

Tottenham's Harry Kane leaps to head home and make it 2-2. Action Images

Harry Kane celebrates scoring Tottenham's second goal. Action Images

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his Tottenham counterpart Antonio Conte have been charged by the Football Association following their touchline fracas during Sunday's ill-tempered draw.

The pair clashed twice at Stamford Bridge as tempers flared during a fiery London derby which saw Spurs clinch a 2-2 draw with a Harry Kane goal right at the end.

Both managers were booked for the first bust-up, then sent off at full-time when a rather aggressive handshake resulted in more ugly scenes.

The FA confirmed on Monday that Tuchel and Conte now had a charge to answer.

"Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have both been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3, following the Premier League fixture between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC on Sunday 14 August 2022," the FA's statement read.

"It is alleged that the behaviour of both managers was improper following the end of the fixture. Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have until Thursday 18 August 2022 to provide their respective responses."

The Press Association reported that Tuchel could face further charges with the FA set to investigate the German's post-match comments as he claimed "maybe it would be better" for Anthony Taylor not to referee Chelsea again.

After the match, when asked about a view held by some fans that Taylor has a history of decisions against Chelsea, Tuchel said: “I don’t think just some of the fans think that. I can assure you the whole dressing room of us, every single person, thinks that.”

Tuchel was unhappy that an apparent foul by Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur on Chelsea’s Kai Havertz was missed by the officials before Tottenham’s equaliser. He also was surprised Tottenham defender Cristian Romero wasn’t penalised for pulling the hair of Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella at the corner before Kane’s second Spurs goal.

He described it as a “huge, huge misinterpretation of situations”.

"There's no hard feelings – I feel like it was a fair tackle from him and a fair tackle from me," Tuchel added.

"We did not insult each other, we did not hit each other, we were fighting for our teams. It was hot from the temperature and hot between the benches and hot on the field and hot between the spectators."

Conte preferred not to go into the details about the fracas.

"For sure I am not passive. If I see aggression, then my answer is with aggression but I repeat this is not a problem," Conte said. "The most important thing is the game was a great game with two teams where there is a big rivalry. For us to get a point was really important."