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100,000 Chelsea fans make feelings clear on Anthony Taylor with statement after Tottenham draw

A petition to stop Anthony Taylor from refereeing Chelsea matches has now passed 100,000 signatures, meaning that it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

Fans were outraged at the 43-year-old official's decisions in a fiery encounter between Chelsea and Tottenham that ended 2-2 following Harry Kane's 96th minute equaliser, with both Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte being sent off after the final whistle.

The match, which had been bubbling with hot tempers throughout the second half, came to a frenetic conclusion in the final half an hour after two controversial decisions from Taylor and Mike Dean - who was on VAR duty - took over the narrative of the match.

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