Great emotions in the London derby: In the heated 2: 2 (1: 0) between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, both team managers saw the red card after the final whistle.
Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte shook hands after Spurs equalized last minute and could only be separated by their coaching teams.
“I thought you were looking into each other’s eyes when we shook hands, but he had a different opinion,” said Chelsea coach Tuchel in a slightly shaky voice about what triggered the tumult after the final whistle at “Sky Sports”. . The fact that both saw red was “not necessary”, said the former Bundesliga coach. “But a lot of things weren’t necessary today. Another bad decision by the referee.”
Conte “did not want to comment” on the scene. If there’s a problem with the German coach, “it’s between him and me,” stressed the impulsive Italian, “and nobody else.”
New signing Kalidou Koulibaly (19′) and Reece James (77′) gave Chelsea the lead twice, while Pierre Emile Hojbjerg (68′) and top scorer Harry Kane (90’+5′) equalized for Spurs.
Emotions between the two coaches were already running high after the 1-1 draw, and a small pack formed during the drinking break.
“It was clearly offside. That’s ridiculous,” said Tuchel annoyed. When former Bundesliga player Hojbjerg scored, Richarlison was in sight of Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy, but the goal was still awarded after a quick VAR check.
Tuchel makes the Klopp
Tuchel then celebrated another goal with a Jurgen Klopp-style celebration, but then had to accept the bitter equalizer with the last action of the game.
After their opening victories, Chelsea and Tottenham are missing the connection to the top teams Manchester City and FC Arsenal, which were the only teams to have started the new season perfectly.
In the second Sunday game, promoted Nottingham Forest defeated Europa League semi-finalists West Ham 1-0 (1-0).
Ex-Unioner Taiwo Awoniyi scored the first Premier League goal since 1999 for the two-time European Cup winners (45 + 2), goalkeeper Dean Henderson also thwarted a penalty by England international Declan Rice (65).