Tottenham 2-2

Independent:

Chelsea comeback sees Leicester win the Premier League title

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: Harry Kane and Son Heung-min gave Tottenham a two goal lead but second half goals from Gary Cahill and then Eden Hazard saw the match end level - enough for Leicester to win the title
Mark Ogden Stamford Bridge

It has taken almost nine months, but Eden Hazard finally allowed his actions to speak louder than his words by ending Tottenham’s title hopes with a stunning goal to preserve Chelsea’s 26-year unbeaten home record against their bitter London rivals.
But while Hazard’s goal sent the Premier League trophy heading up the M1 to Leicester, the Belgian’s strike was a mere footnote to a tempestuous clash at Stamford Bridge which saw two multi-players brawls, eleven yellow cards and likely FA charges for Mousa Dembele, for attempting to gouge Diego Costa’s eye, and the Chelsea forward appearing head-butt Jan Vertonghen. Costa, Danny Rose and Michel Vorm were then involved in a melee after the full-time whistle.

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, due to land in London from Italy as the game progressed, probably saw sparks flying above the King’s Road as the two teams fought out a passionate derby which will be remembered for so many reasons, good and bad.
But it will never be forgotten in Leicester, with the 2-2 confirming the title for the Foxes, who will now receive the trophy at home to Everton on Saturday.

This fixture was always going to be a hazardous one for Tottenham, even before Leicester’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford turned it into a must-win fixture for Pochettino’s team.
The failure to win at Stamford Bridge since February 1990 has weighed heavier on Spurs with every passing year, but all records are there to be broken, so what better time to erase that statistic from the history books than the night when a victory is required more than ever before?
But if winning at Chelsea has always proved difficult since 1990, Spurs were faced with a hugely motivated home team, urged on by a set of supporters who were determined to see their bitter rivals’ title hopes extinguished in west London.

Guus Hiddink’s players did not need reminding of the animosity towards Spurs from the Chelsea supporters judging by their recent comments suggesting that they would do everything possible to prevent the Premier League trophy making the short journey from Stamford Bridge to White Hart Lane.

But the vitriol from the stands was tangible even before kick-off, with vocal and pointed chants directed at Chelsea’s opponents – ‘We f***ing hate Tottenham’ being the most direct and cutting.
Then there the banners, with one Chelsea supporter unveiling one which read ‘Let’s do it for Ranieri,’ making clear the support for the Leicester City manager whose time at Stamford Bridge continues to be remembered with fondness.
But while the anti-Tottenham sentiment appeared to have spiced up the home side’s approach – it needed some injection of passion after an abject defence of the title – the febrile atmosphere also added devil to Tottenham’s play.

The visitors were clearly determined to fight fire with fire and Mousa Dembele clashed with Cesc Fabregas, Jon Obi-Mikel and Diego Costa before the game was even ten minutes old.
Dembele’s sixth minute spat with Fabregas, when he appeared to stand on the Spaniard, may yet prompt retrospective action by the Football Association.

But while the game did not lack intensity, it was light on early attempts on goal until Fabregas side-footed wide from 18 yards after being teed up by Costa on 27 minutes – seconds after Kyle Walker had earned a booking for a wild challenge on Pedro.

Just as the game seemed to be settling into a tense stalemate, however, Kane gave Spurs renewed hope of a late surge to the title by opening the scoring with his 25th goal of the season.
The England forward had been quiet, largely due to some robust marking by Gary Cahill and John Terry, but he escaped the pair of them on 35 minutes when he sprung the offside trap to run onto Erik Lamela’s throughball.
In space, Kane controlled the ball and rounded goalkeeper Asmir Begovic before stroking the ball into the empty net from 12 yards.

It was a goal that would have halted all of those title parties in the East Midlands, but worse was to come for Leicester, with Son doubling Tottenham’s lead one minute before half-time after running onto Christian Eriksen’s perfectly weighted throughball.

Unmarked in the penalty area, Son beat Begovic from close range to put Spurs 2-0 ahead.
But despite their lead, Spurs began to lose their heads. Rose sparked a 20-man touchline brawl with a heavy challenge on Willian which Pochettino attempted to break-up before players from both sides rushed to the scene.
Inevitably, one was Dembele, who was caught on camera scraping his fingers across Costa’s left eye.
If the Belgian escapes punishment for the Fabregas incident, he will be fortunate to avoid censure for the clash with Costa.

Statistically, the half-time whistle suggested that Chelsea were dead and buried having never previously won a Premier League game when trailing 2-0 at the interval – drawing once and losing the other 30.
And with Tottenham making the brighter start to the second-half, a third Spurs goal appeared inevitable.

Kane should have delivered it on 50 minutes when he let Begovic off the hook with a soft right-foot strike after being put through by Lamela, who was booked sixty seconds later for the game’s latest late challenge on Fabregas.
But after being bullied and outplayed by Spurs, Chelsea dragged themselves back into the game shortly before the hour mark when Cahill made it 2-1.

The Chelsea defender capitalised on a loose ball from Willian’s corner to send a left-foot strike past Lloris and spark a tense final thirty minutes.
With time running out for Chelsea, Hazard hauled them level, and crushed Tottenham’s hopes, when he played a one-two with Costa before curling an unstoppable strike beyond Lloris.
The midfielder milked the moment, sliding on his knees in celebration in front of the Spurs fans, just over a week after insisting Chelsea were desperate to derail their title dream.
And Chelsea did just that.

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Guardian:

Leicester celebrate first title after Chelsea recover for Tottenham draw
Chelsea 2 - 2 Spurs

Amy Lawrence at Stamford Bridge

The cry went up suddenly, raucously and steeped in the incredible. “Leicester! Leicester!” The supporters of Chelsea soon allowed that chant to segue into another one, a spine-tingling one: “Champions! Champions!” A touch of the surreal enveloped Stamford Bridge as the greatest story football might have etched reached its wondrous completion after a tumultuous occasion on which a record nine Tottenham players were booked.

How extraordinary that Claudio Ranieri, once of this parish, a man who was removed from the Chelsea job during Roman Abramovich’s first year of ownership, perhaps because of the reputation that he was not combative enough to win major honours, should experience the finest moment of his career thanks to events at Stamford Bridge. Mamma Mia. Even Claudio’s 96-year-old mother, with whom he shared lunch on this astonishing day, could not have seen many tales quite like this.

Leicester City are Premier League champions. They were helped over the line by the deposed title-holders as Chelsea showed the kind of defiant streak they seldom mustered this season to pierce a briefly buoyant Tottenham. Leicester’s closest challengers, 2-0 up at half-time, brimmed with intent to fight to the last. But Chelsea’s second-half riposte cut them down. The equalising goal, a superb arrowing strike from Eden Hazard, brought a theatrical end to it all. Guus Hiddink fielded a phone call from Ranieri shortly after the final whistle to hear heartfelt thanks. The Italian’s voice was trembling.

As climaxes go, this was of the purest nerve-shredding, tension-fuelled variety. It was also malevolent – as brutal physically as it was emotionally. Chelsea’s role as kingmakers during this title finale provoked them into some spark and spite. That was the dominant tone for a feisty encounter that was on the limit of control from the moment the ball began rolling. At times provocation and reactions crashed over the line of acceptability and when the dust settles both teams may well face consequences.

As Tottenham’s fading league hopes evaporated their discipline lapsed completely. Twice Mauricio Pochettino, who spent most of the evening pacing his technical area like a coiled spring, raced on to the pitch to deal with altercations. At the end of the game chaos engulfed the route into the tunnel and Hiddink ended up sprawling. The Dutchman took it in good spirits. His Argentinian counterpart did his utmost to explain it all away as one of those things under the circumstances. “This is the end of the season, the emotion, we are human,” he said.
Hiddink, who played the role of peacemaker frequently, had some sympathy. “There was a lot at stake for them and for us prestige was at stake. It was an emotional game between two big clubs. I had to come in between a lot of people.”

The worst of the episodes involved Mousa Dembélé, who gouged at Diego Costa’s eyes during a wider mêlée sparked by a confrontation between Danny Rose and Willian. Retrospective punishment is likely to be on the agenda. Cesc Fàbregas accused Érik Lamela of stamping on his hand. Some of the tackles were more suited to rugby by the end. Frankly it was almost impossible for Mark Clattenburg to keep up, and there were 12 yellow cards (it could have easily been worse). Frantic is something of an understatement.

The hostilities were helterskelter, with a screeching tempo in front of a salty atmosphere. Somewhere amid this ferocity Tottenham’s mission was to find composure. The game’s pendulum swung in the 33rd minute as they broke to seize the lead. The move was based on slick build-up play on the edge of the box as the ball was pinged from Christian Eriksen to Lamela, who prodded forwards to Harry Kane. Tottenham’s top scorer, who found time in possession hard to come by during this breathless wrestle, was suddenly handed one of those moments where the clock almost slowed. Played onside by John Terry, Kane enjoyed a moment of clarity. He sidestepped Asmir Begovic and planted the ball in the net. The England striker was elated to claim his 14th goal in his last 15 games.

The Tottenham celebrations increased shortly before half-time when they doubled their lead. Kane won the ball in midfield and there was Eriksen, who orchestrated beautifully once again. His subtle pass, shifting play forwards and into Son Heung-min’s path, unlocked the door for the South Korean to finish crisply.

Chelsea did not appear to have the quality to match from a technical point of view, and at half-time Hiddink introduced Hazard for the largely ineffective Pedro. The home team found refreshed verve. Just before the hour mark they found a method to finally make a footballing impact. Willian’s floated corner fell for Gary Cahill, who escaped Toby Alderweireld to unleash some of Chelsea’s frustration bylashing the ball past Hugo Lloris.

The mood changed. A minute later Costa raced goalwards only to tumble before he could shape to shoot. Chelsea sensed an opportunity to sting their old foes. Willian was the next with a chance but Lloris saved capably. Chelsea threatened again when a ball flashed across the face of goal and Walker just managed to clear as Costa lurked for a tap-in.
Then came Hazard’s blistering coup de grace. “After the whole season and the dream to be champion it is difficult to take off this feeling,” said Pochettino. “Our players are disappointed and sad we need to feel that for the future.”
On Sunday 15 May the visitors here at Stamford Bridge will be Leicester. Claudio Ranieri. The champions.

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Telegraph:

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: Eden Hazard screamer makes Leicester City champions after feisty draw

An Eden Hazrad goal wins the title for the second successive season - this time for Leicester City

Jason Burt, chief football correspondent, at stamford bridge

Scenes, as Jamie Vardy says. There were plenty of scenes at Stamford Bridge as Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions after an extraordinary night in an even more extraordinary season.

Leicester’s glorious achievement, a true underdog’s tale, is undeniably now the greatest football story ever to unfold, possibly the greatest ever sporting story, but it was sealed on a night of drama, controversy and ugliness as Tottenham Hotspur lost a two-goal lead and lost their heads as well as their title hopes away to the outgoing champions.

Vardy is having that party, the images were beamed around the world of the Leicester striker and his team-mates celebrating wildy as they gathered in his Melton Mowbray home, and it appeared on Monday night that the whole world was joining in as well. This achievement was one that seemed to touch everyone, that transcended sport and entered into the fabric of society. The world was watching, listening, wondering.

There was a tearful phone call at the final whistle from Claudio Ranieri to the Chelsea manager, Guus Hiddink; a call of thanks – thanks given five times over, Hiddink relayed – as the Leicester manager landed back from his brief trip to Rome to have lunch with his 96-year-old mother. Ranieri’s feet did not touch the ground last night even if his plane did.

Leicester’s Thai owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and his son Top were at Stamford Bridge and rumours swirled prior to kick-off that Ranieri would be taking an earlier flight to join them. But he did not. Instead there was that call, there were those tears and there was the incredible irony that the nearly man of managers, horribly ridiculed as an old failure by the former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, had won his first league title – as well as Leicester’s first title in their 132-year history – at the home of the club that sacked him 12 years ago.

Oh the irony, the rich incredible irony. Football; bloody hell. This could not, this cannot, be scripted whatever Hollywood is planning. And yet there was more. Chelsea have mounted the most impoverished title defence in league history but roused themselves in an incredibly brutal encounter with the vital equalising goal scored by Eden Hazard, who has epitomised the poverty of it all this campaign as he has slid from being player of the year to a struggling, confidence-shredded substitute. And yet he scored a brilliant goal and transformed this match when he came on at half-time.

The fairy-tale – the Eden that Eden has helped Leicester reach – came to its glorious conclusion. But the party will run and run. As will the repercussions from this match. Goodness knows where the Football Association’s disciplinary department will begin to deal with all of this.

The game had it all. It seemed out of control at times with referee Mark Clattenburg struggling to contain the raw emotions and, frankly, the violence.

The Spurs manager, Mauricio Pochettino, may well be among those in trouble as he entered the field of play more than once and although he will argue that he acted as peacemaker it became heated too often for that to stick. The biggest villain appeared to be Mousa Dembélé who seemed to attempt some kind of eye gouge on Diego Costa while Cesc Fabregas accused Érik Lamela of stamping on his hand.

Fabregas was no angel. Hiddink tried to usher him aside at the end and it developed into another angry scrum with the Chelsea caretaker manager being pushed over as everyone crowded around the tunnel. It was ugly, unseemly and over the top. There is nothing wrong with a full-blooded committed encounter but on this occasion the blood rose and never lowered.

At the end the Chelsea fans gloated, as expected, as their team denied Spurs a first victory at this stadium since 1990 and ended their slim hopes of winning a first title since 1961. “Leicester, Leicester,” they chanted although, in the cold light of day, they may also be wondering why their team have not shown this kind of fight before May.

“What a game ... makes me look like an angel,” tweeted the rugged – to say the least – former Chelsea and now Leicester defender Robert Huth, who may receive a ban on Tuesday for his hair-pull on Marouane Fellaini at Old Trafford on Sunday. It was a light touch on an otherwise torridly heavy evening.

It was a horrible night for Spurs but it has been a great season for them also although their manager will have to reflect coolly on how the pressure did eventually tell on him as well as his young players. This was not a Spursy performance, that legendary lilywhite capacity to stuff it up, but they were two goals to the good at half-time and appeared poised to take the title race to at least its penultimate weekend.

Both goals were brilliantly constructed and said everything about what Spurs are at under Pochettino. Although most of his players eventually lost their heads one did not – even if he was also booked – and that was Harry Kane, who scored one goal and helped create the other.

The league’s top scorer claimed his 25th goal as Spurs cut Chelsea open with Eric Dier finding Christian Eriksen who quickly moved the ball on to Lamela. The Argentine picked out the run of Kane who had stayed onside and nimbly rounded goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to slide the ball into the net.

Then Kane won the ball back, intercepting Branislav Ivanovic’s lazy pass, with John Obi Mikel caught out, and turned it to Eriksen who quickly released Heung-Min Son. Through on goal Son slipped the ball beyond Begovic.

Chelsea were stunned but a flare-up between Danny Rose and Willian seemed to stir them. On came Hazard and the game changed with Willian’s corner falling to Gary Cahill, who Toby Alderweireld, of all people, had failed to track, and he poked the ball home. Then Alderweireld erred again, losing the ball, and Hazard exchanged passes with Costa before arcing a wonderful shot around Hugo Lloris to cue scenes. Incredible, wonderful scenes. But also some more ugly ones as well.

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Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham: Eden Hazard seals Premier League glory for Leicester City and ends Spurs' title dream as Belgian's wonder strike secures draw in vicious London derby

By MARTIN SAMUEL FOR THE DAILY MAIL

At least the locals acknowledged the real heroes of the night. ‘Leicester,’ they chanted. ‘There’s only one Ranieri.’

A few of the more misguided ones will see this as Chelsea’s triumph, too. It wasn’t. All things considered it was something of a disgrace. The level of unchecked aggression and violence was unacceptable, and as for Chelsea’s performance, well, where has that been all season?

The fight? The intensity? If Chelsea had played like this they wouldn’t be mid-table, wouldn’t be the poorest champions in Premier League history, wouldn’t be out of Europe next season. And Jose Mourinho would still be manager.

When the joy of denying Tottenham one last tilt at this season’s title has subsided, when the elation of handing the prize to Claudio Ranieri in absentia has faded, maybe the locals will come to see this for what it is. The worst good result of the season. A game that does not reflect well on any of the participants.

Chelsea arrived ready for battle, Tottenham foolishly engaged. They had the game won at half-time and then lost it — the result was a draw but, considering what was at stake it will have felt like defeat — because indiscipline muddled their heads. The FA will be looking at this game and if the clubs, plus several players from both sides, do not receive additional punishments it will be a big surprise. The question is, where to start? There is a list of miscreants that could stretch the length of Wembley Way.

It was a dire night for Tottenham. They were always an outside bet for the title, but two goals up at half-time, they must have thought they would at least test Leicester’s resolve without one or two key players against Everton. See if they blink. Instead, Tottenham blinked.

The problem that cursed them against West Bromwich Albion, defending from set-pieces,  resurfaced and allowed Chelsea back into the game. From there, the home team had all the momentum, roared on by a crowd that was unashamed in treating this like the season’s cup final.
The equaliser was gorgeous, but also left an aftertaste, players who have been mired in inertia for Chelsea this season rallying to revisit the form of a year ago. For one night only — as the billboards say.

Chelsea’s second-half comeback was as inexplicable as their dismal, mid-table title defence. From the 58th minute, when Gary Cahill pulled one back, the game began shifting away from Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino’s defenders must learn from this next season. Willian whipped in the corner and it was allowed to pitch in the area and fall at the feet of Cahill, who had time to control and fire home.

That doesn’t happen at Leicester: and that’s why they’re champions.
The equaliser, seven minutes from time, was delightful but troubling, the sort of fine forward play that has been missing here all season. Eden Hazard laid the ball to Cesc Fabregas and ran — actually made a hard, lung-bursting run — for the return, which arrived with precision. He curled it past Hugo Lloris and the title was won. By Leicester.

The celebrating Chelsea fans should perhaps stop to think about that. It may have felt like a triumph, but was really nothing like it. Where has Hazard been all season? Where has Fabregas been? And Chelsea?

They even started stronger, Tottenham’s goals coming against the run of play. Harry Kane’s opener, though, 35 minutes in, was beautifully taken. Christian Eriksen found Erik Lamela in midfield and his neat, short, pass allowed Kane to get in behind Chelsea’s defence, his finish belying the magnitude of the occasion, skipping around Asmir Begovic before slotting the ball coolly into the now empty net.

In the 44th minute, the kind of lazy play that led directly to Mourinho’s dismissal infected Chelsea yet again. Branislav Ivanovic played a sloppy pass to Kane in midfield, he moved it on to Eriksen, and the Dane picked out Son Heung-min on the right of the area. His low shot was smart and firm and left Begovic with no chance. That should have been it. That should have been the game and the title moved to match 37. Instead, Tottenham chose to fight fire with fire and ended up incinerated.

It is hard to describe quite how ill-tempered this game became to someone who did not see it. This was a throwback, prehistoric, like watching a rerun of the 1970 FA Cup final — Chelsea versus Leeds — through trembling fingers. There were more brawls than on the undercard at York Hall. It didn’t need a referee but a squad of rangers with tranquiliser guns. There was even an episode of eye-gouging, scarcely heard of in football.

Matches like this are described as battles, wars — but metaphors from combat dignify it. This was a disgrace, really. Chelsea up for a fight in a way they haven’t been all season, Tottenham responding when there was really no need.

Mark Clattenburg, the referee, is also culpable, having opted to play a version of the rules as officials sometimes do in this country. He may have been regretting that by the end, the game concluding with a giant scuffle between players, managers, coaches, substitutes and staff at the mouth of the tunnel. It was the third melee in a matter of minutes after Fabregas claimed a Tottenham man had stamped on his hand, and Eric Dier took Hazard out at the knee.

It had been bubbling up from the moment Mousa Dembele and John Mikel Obi got involved minutes into the game. There was a little bit of pushing and a slap aimed by Dembele that missed. Clattenburg spoke to both players but no cards were issued. Pity. That might have put a stop to it, early.

Instead, the aggravation built, as did the tension, and the tackles grew nastier and more reckless. In the 16th minute, Ivanovic hit Danny Rose high and heavy. It was a booking all day long. Clattenburg gave him one of those lectures that referees deliver when their prime concern is keeping numbers on the field. Start handing out cards now, Clattenburg may have been thinking, and it will end up seven a side.

So Ivanovic escaped. As did Kyle Walker when he kicked Pedro off the ball. And so it continued until finally Walker transgressed a second time, tripping Pedro and was deservedly booked. By then it was too late. The pot was now boiling. In the 37th minute, Jan Vertonghen and Diego Costa tussled, the Tottenham defender manhandling Costa to such an extent his shirt ripped. He ran, screaming, after Clattenburg and players on both sides surrounded the official, who calmed them down and issued a second yellow card of the night.

And then the pot boiled over. Willian on Rose. Maybe Rose on Willian. It really doesn’t matter, both teams were by then so far over the line it was hard to tell the sinned against from the sinner. As they went at it, in front of the dug-outs, Mauricio Pochettino — an Argentina centre-half in his playing days, and therefore never mistaken for a ray of sunshine — got involved, ostensibly as peacemaker.

The problem was, he made peace by grabbing hold of the Chelsea player, not his own, so what may have been good intentions provoked only further fury. Every player within sprinting distance became involved in a carousel of pushing, shoving, holding.

On the fringes, Dembele used the opportunity to gouge the face of Costa. If Clattenburg had seen it, even with his Zen approach to disciplinary matters, he would surely have had to send him off.
So that’s another one for the FA to review.

The bookings mounted. Lamela, Dembele, Ryan Mason, Mikel. The final score: Tottenham nine cautions, Chelsea three, meaning Spurs will be charged with failing to control their players. In truth, Chelsea haven’t controlled theirs all season - that was why this performance was so out of character with the rest of it.

CHELSEA: Begovic 6, Ivanovic 5, Cahill 6.5, Terry 6.5, Azpilicueta 6, Mikel 6, Matic 6 (Oscar 78,), Willian 7, Fabregas 6, Pedro 5 (Hazard, 46, 7), Costa 6.
Subs not used: Baba, Traore, Kenedy, Amelia, Loftus-Cheek.
Booked: Ivanovic, Mikel, Willian
Goals: Cahill 58, Hazard 83
Manager: Guus Hiddink 

TOTTENHAM: Lloris 6.5, Walker 6.5, Alderweireld 7, (Chadli 90), Vertonghen 7, Rose 7.5 (Davies 82), Dier 6.5, Dembele 6.5, Lamela 7.5, Eriksen 7.5, Son 7.5 (Mason 65, 6), Kane 8.
Subs not used: Vorm, N'Jie, Wimmer, Carroll
Booked: Walker, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Mason, Eriksen, Lamela, Kane
Goals: Kane 35, Son 44
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Attendance: 41,545

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Mirror:

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham: Leicester crowned champions after Eden Hazard stunner - 5 things we learned
BY DARREN LEWIS

It had to be Hazard, after an abject season from the PFA Player of the Year, the man who claimed Chelsea didn't want Spurs to win the league, who finally denied them

Chelsea stunned Tottenham at the death to deny history and hand Leicester the Premier League title.
Harry Kane struck the opener before Heung-min Son added a second to put Spurs in the driving seat.

Mousa Dembele avoided immediate sanction for an ugly gouge on Diego Costa prior to the break before Gary Cahill fired in to halve the deficit and ratchet up the pressure.
And then it had to be Eden Hazard, after an abject season from the reigning PFA Player of the Year, the man who claimed Chelsea didn't want Tottenham to win the league, who finally denied them.
Here are 5 things we learned from a wild one at Stamford Bridge:

1. Spurs couldn't take it to the wire

The Leicester players watching at Jamie Vardy’s house and must've thought at half time that this wasn’t going to be their night.
Spurs literally scrapped at times with Chelsea to try and end the defending Champions’ 26-year hoodoo but they couldn't do it.
Finally their superb and sensational season is over.

2. Pochettino's Tottenham fear no one

They are bang in trouble with the FA though. If anything it was the north Londoners bullying the Blues at times. Kyle Walker kicked Pedro.
Danny Rose caught Branislav Ivanovic and sparked that brawl with his tug on Willian along with his subsequent reaction. And Mousa Dembele gouged Diego Costa in the eyes.
The FA will also be examining Willian’s second half arm on Rose, a first half elbow from Terry and Cesc Fabregas’s kick on Mousa Dembele.
They’ll be busy.

3. It is looking ominous for Terry
Still no new contract from the Chelsea captain, leader and legend.
The manner in which both Kane and Son swept through to score both goals didn’t do him any favours whatsoever.

4. Where have this Chelsea been this season?
The started well, melted to concede twice then rallied - albeit impressively - after the break to score twice.
Perhaps if they'd played like this all season they wouldn't have turned in such an abject title defence.
Hazard's goal was brilliant. But where has he - and the team of tonight been - all season?

5. Alderweireld's omission from player of the year shortlist. Hmmmm
The leadership shown by the Belgian centre-back was key as Chelsea dominated the early exchanges and threatened to burst Tottenham’s bubble.
He has had an outstanding first campaign at White Hart Lane and has been one of the signings of the season.

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Express:

Chelsea 2 - Tottenham 2: Hazard equaliser hands Premier League title to Leicester

EDEN HAZARD made himself a Leicester legend tonight, snatching victory from Tottenham and handing the Foxes their first ever Premier League title.

By JAMES CAMBRIDGE

Harry Kane opened the scoring for Spurs on 35 minutes, rounding Asmir Begovic to slot home into an empty net.
And Son Hueng-Min doubled the north London side's lead just before half-time as tempers started to flare.
Gary Cahill then got one back for the Blues after the restart to set up a shaky second-half for Tottenham and Leicester fans alike.

And Eden Hazard then wrote himself into Leicester folklore, snatching an equaliser with seven minutes to go to hand the title to Claudio Ranieri's side.
The game was hard fought right from the whistle and referee Mark Clattenburg must have known he was in for a busy night, brandishing four yellow cards in the first half.

Chelsea had the best of the early opportunities with Gary Cahill coming close with a headed effort from a corner and Cesc Fabregas firing just past Hugo Lloris' post on 27 minutes.
However, it was the visitors that lit the touch paper with the first goal - sending Stamford Bridge into uproar as Kane grabbed his 25th goal of the season.

The England striker was threaded through by Erik Lamela, and despite the offside cries of John Terry and Cesar Azpilicueta, kept his head to round Begovic and fire into an empty net.
Son then came close to doubling Spurs' advantage just before half time, when a rebounded effort from Lamela fell into his path, but he couldn't get his shot away.

But the South Korea international made amends just minutes later, Christian Eriksen slotting a well-weighted pass to the winger who finished smartly to the near post on 44 minutes.
The importance of the match on this year's title race was then plain to see as tempers flared following a late challenge on Willian by Danny Rose.

The pair clashed, sending both benches into a frenzy with Pochettino getting involved and Mousa Dembele appeared to poke Chelsea's Diego Costa in the eye and could consider himself fortunate not to get a red card.

The second half started in similar fashion, and it took just six minutes for Clattenburg to be reaching for his cards again - showing Lamela yellow for a bad foul on Costa.
However, it was the Blues who seized the initiative in the second half, grabbing a goal back on 59 minutes through Cahill from a corner.

The ball found its way to the England defender, who calmly took the ball down in the box and had the composure to finish with a left-foot volley through a crowded six-yard box.
Chelsea were then in the ascendancy, Willian coming close to levelling things up on 62 minutes, but his shot found only the grateful arms of Lloris after some good work from Costa.
And Guus Hiddink's men were then almost handed an equaliser as a whipped in ball from Pedro deflected just past Tottenham's post off the back off Kyle Walker with 15 minutes to play.

Then up stepped Hazard.
The Belgian had completely changed the game for the Blues in the second half and his 83rd minute equaliser - a curled finish into the top right-hand corner - broke the hearts of Tottenham fans and handed Leicester their first ever Premier League title.

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Star:

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: Blues battle back to end Spurs' title hopes
IT HAD to be Eden Hazard, didn’t it?

By Paul Brown

The Chelsea forward had stoked up this bitter rivalry by admitting just how much his side wanted to stop Tottenham winning the title in the build-up.

And it was his equalising goal with eight minutes left of this nailbiting and nasty London derby which finally killed off the Spurs dream in dramatic and self-destructive fashion.
Amazingly, it was the former Footballer of the Year’s first goal at Stamford Bridge since the title winner he scored here against Crystal Palace last season.

And Chelsea fans enjoyed it almost as much, piping up with a chant of “Leicester! Leicester!” as the reigning champions helped deliver this season's championship to former boss Claudio Ranieri.
But in truth Spurs threw this one away quite spectacularly. Leading 2-0 through Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, they were on the verge of a first win here in 26 years.

It wasn’t to be. Gary Cahill pulled one back, and the stage was set for Hazard, a half-time substitute, to score the killer goal.

He was pelted with missiles as he celebrated provocatively, sliding on his knees in front of the away fans. But worse was to come.
It was a match which could easily have seen three or four red cards and included an outrageous eye gouge by Mousa Dembele on Diego Costa.

So it was almost no surprise it ended it an almighty scrum as the two teams tried to leave the pitch, with Danny Rose and Costa right in the thick of things.
By then Spurs had utterly lost their heads, and the Football Association’s disciplinary department will be a busy place this week.
You could sense the bad blood between the teams right from the off when Cesc Fabregas reacted to a full-blooded tackle from Dembele with a petulant kick.

Moments later Dembele was involved in another spat, this time with John Obi Mikel. Both players seemed to take a little swing at each other, and were lucky not to connect.
Referee Mark Clattenburg quickly had a word with both captains to try and calm things down. But with so much at stake there was little chance of that happening.
                 
In between the argy bargy, Cahill headed a Fabregas corner just wide and Dany Rose fizzed a 30-yarder over the crossbar.

You could tell how much it meant to Chelsea. They fought for every ball. If they had shown half as much passion the rest of the season they might not be in the mid-table mess they are now.
The rough stuff continued with Branislav Ivanovic getting away with a bad foul on Rose and Kyle Walker having a little kick at Pedro.
It was a minor miracle Clattenburg kept his cards in his pocket as long as he did, finally booking Walker for an ugly tackle on Pedro in the 27th minute.

Fabregas shot wide at one end. Son at the other. But the away end erupted when Kane broke the deadlock in the 35th minute.
Eric Dier had time to find Christian Eriksen who played a nice first-time ball to Erik Lamela, and his pinpoint pass split a dodgy Chelsea offside trap for Kane to round Asmir Begovic and slot home.

When the second came, it was Chelsea hitting self-destruct, with Ivanovic gifting the ball to Eriksen, who slipped in Son for a sweet low finish.

Then came the real ugliness, with Mauricio Pochettino on the pitch to separate Rose and Willian and Dembele then aiming an eye gouge at Costa in the resulting melee.
The second half started in exactly the same vein, with Lamela lucky to escape with just a booking for a two-footed lunge at Fabregas.

And then Chelsea nicked one. Costa won a corner, Willian swung it in, and Cahill eluded Toby Alderweireld to stab home a goal which gave Spurs the jitters.
Hazard started the move for his equaliser by spinning away on the halfway line and scampered forward, exchanging passes with Costa before curling a beauty past Lloris.

After that Spurs lost the plot completely, with Lamela deliberately stepping on Fabregas’s hand and a late tackle by Eric Dier on Hazard sparking another melee.

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