Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel insisted there were "no hard feelings" towards Tottenham counterpart Antonio Conte after both were shown red cards for clashing twice during Sunday's heated 2-2 Premier League draw on Sunday.
The pair first clashed after a coming together as Conte celebrated Spurs' first equaliser on 68 minutes.
Tuchel then responded by running down the touchline in celebration when Chelsea retook the lead through Reece James 13 minutes from time.
But Harry Kane's 96th minute equaliser meant Conte had the last laugh.
As the pair shook hands at the final whistle, Chelsea boss Tuchel appeared upset at the Italian for not making eye contact, which sparked another melee between both sets of coaches and players.
Both managers were shown red cards by referee Anthony Taylor, with Tuchel suggesting the match official should no longer take charge of Chelsea matches.
"It was hot from the temperature and hot between the benches and hot on the field and hot between the spectators," said Tuchel with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees Celsius in the English capital.
"There's no hard feelings. I feel like it was a fair tackle from him and a fair tackle from me.
"We did not insult each other, we did not hit each other, we were fighting for our teams and from my side there's absolutely no hard feelings. I'm surprised that we both got a red card for that."
Spurs boss Conte echoed Tuchel’s words in attempting to downplay the coaches’ spats.
“Honestly the referee showed me a red card but he didn’t understand the dynamic of what happened,” said Conte.
“It’s OK, I have to accept it but this is not a big problem.
“If there is a problem the problem is between me and the other coach.
“I think that what happened, we did enjoy.
“Next time I will pay more attention, just shake the hand and solve the problem. I’ll stay on my bench, he’ll stay on his bench.
“And no problem about this. It would be a pity if for this situation we miss the next game.”
Chelsea v Spurs ratings
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CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 7: Was not called into action too often. Did the basics well and could not do a lot for Spurs’ equaliser. Made a viral save late on to tip Davies’ header over. Reuters -
Reece James – 8: Did his defensive duties well and was not afraid to get forward. Put in the perfect cross for Havertz with 15 minutes left, but the German somehow missed. Fired Chelsea back ahead with a composed finish. Was unfortunate to have Kane’s late header cannon off him. AFP -
Thiago Silva -6.5: Was solid enough at the back, but had a couple of sloppy passes intercepted. AFP -
Kalidou Koulibaly – 9: Somehow found himself unmarked in the box from a corner and managed to fire home a thumping volley to put Chelsea ahead. Dominant at the back and won a number of challenges to set the hosts on the counter-attack. Very impressive. AFP -
Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 6.5: Proved to be a useful outlet in the first-half, but wanted far too many touches when presented with a chance to shoot. Getty -
N’Golo Kante – 8: Controlled the midfield as usual, and was constantly dragging the hosts forward. To do his midfield duties as well as he did in the heat was very impressive. AFP -
Jorginho - 7.5: Dominant in midfield for the most part, however, his ill-timed drag-back in his own box gifted Spurs possession which resulted in the equaliser. Subbed off after the equaliser. AFP -
Marc Cucurella – 6: The debutant saw his accurate corner fired home by Koulibaly after 20 minutes. Good first-half, but looked poor in the second – especially going forward. EPA -
Mason Mount – 6: If he kept his composure, the Englishman could have put his side 2-0 up, but he could only fire over from a promising position. Lacked any real threat. AFP -
Kai Havertz – 5: Went close to breaking the deadlock after 18 minutes, but a fantastic save from Lloris kept the German at bay. Missed a sitter to put the hosts back ahead as he could only shoot wide from a Reece James cross. AFP -
Raheem Sterling – 8: Should have marked his home debut with a goal but fired over from close range. Kept his composure to tee up James to put Chelsea 2-1 up, and looked a constant threat. AP -
SUBS: Cesar Azpilicueta - 6: Was solid enough in his 20-minute cameo, but will be gutted to see his side concede so late on. Getty Images -
Conor Gallagher -N/A: Came on too late to influence the game, but did have a couple of chances to get a shot away to secure the points for Chelsea. Reuters -
Christian Pulisic – N/A: Only had five minutes to influence the game as Chelsea looked to close out the game. AFP -
Armando Broja – N/A: Came on in the 90th minute as Chelsea tried, but failed, to hold on to their lead. PA -
TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Hugo Lloris – 6: Made a brilliant stop moments before the opener as he managed to keep out Havertz’s low strike. Did not stand a chance with either goal. AFP -
Cristian Romero – 3: Just looked so vulnerable every time Chelsea got at him. The weak-link in the Spurs defence at Stamford Bridge. Action Images -
Eric Dier – 4: Was forced to go long too often in the first-half. Did not help Davies for the second, with Dier’s poor positioning leaving the Welshman in a two-on-one situation. AFP -
Ben Davies – 4: Got dragged in for Chelsea’s second which left Reece James open. Was not his best showing as he struggled to offer much-needed composure to an under-pressure back-line. AFP -
Emerson Royal – 3: Did not track Koulibaly for the opener and was punished as a result. Like Sessegnon, struggled to get involved in any attacks as Chelsea nullified the wing-backs threat. Reuters -
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 7: Looked shaky in midfield in the first-half as he gave away possession on several occasions but dragged Spurs level with a fantastic finish from the edge of the box. EPA -
Rodrigo Bentancur – 3: Really was not in the game. Non-existent in midfield as Chelsea by-passed him with ease. EPA -
Ryan Sessegnon: 4 – Struggled to get involved in the game. Had a couple of bursts forward but did not threaten enough down the left for the visitors. Replaced by Richarlison just before the hour-mark. Getty -
Dejan Kulusevski – 5: Looked threatening at times, but lost the ball on too many occasions out wide. Showed flashes of brilliance. Reuters -
Harry Kane – 5: Missed a golden chance to bring his side level, as he dragged his effort wide. However, despite not being at the races, as so often, showed up when it mattered to steal a point at the death with a header. AP -
Son Heung-min – 3: Not his best showing. Son struggled to get involved and was very ineffective on the odd occasion he could venture forward. AFP -
SUBS: Richarlison – 8: Came on with Spurs desperate for a spell of dominance. His substitution proved to be a smart move by Conte with the Brazilian giving the visitors a much-needed threat going forward. Reuters -
Yves Bissouma – 6: Replaced Bentancur. Did not do too much in his cameo with the lack of time to influence the game. Reuters -
Ivan Perisic –6: Replaced Son with 10 minutes left. A fantastic player, but did not have enough time to showcase his talent. AFP -
Lucas Moura – N/A: Came on with five minutes left and will have been delighted to have been on the pitch to see Kane’s late equaliser. EPA
Tuchel's ire was instead directed towards the officials as both Tottenham's goals could have been disallowed.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's strike was allowed to stand despite a potential foul on Kai Havertz in the build-up and Richarlison standing in an offside position when the Dane's shot was hit.
Before the corner leading to Kane's equaliser, Spurs defender Cristian Romero also escaped a red card for dragging Marc Cucurella to the ground by his hair.
"It was a clear foul on Kai Havertz. OK, the situation goes on and on and on, then it is a clear offside," added Tuchel.
"Since when can you pull hair on the football field? It's ridiculous.
"That's the only frustration. I'm the happiest coach on earth because we played a fantastic match."
Asked if he thinks Taylor should not referee Chelsea again, Tuchel replied: “Maybe it would be better, maybe it would be better.
“But honestly we also have VAR, to help make the right decisions. Since when can players have their hair pulled, since when is that?
“And if he does not see it, I don’t blame him – I didn’t see it.
“But we have people at VAR who check this, and then you see it. And then what?
“And how can this not be a free-kick, and then a red card? How?
“This does not even have to do with the referee in this case.
“If he does not see something that’s why we have people to check if this is a decisive error or not.”
Conte admitted a gap between the sides remains despite Spurs' improvement.
Chelsea won all four meetings between the sides last season, three of them after Conte took charge in November.
"In my opinion it is better to talk about the game," said Conte. "Chelsea showed to be a really good team, but compared to last season we did a bit better.
"The difference is clear. This team won the Champions League two years ago, last year won the Club World Cup, got to the final of the FA Cup and Carabao (League) Cup.
"There is a difference between Chelsea and Tottenham but we are here to reduce this gap. Last season we lost three times, this time we drew so it's a little step forward."
