Despite having walked away with just a point from the clash with Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea looked a rejuvenated side at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were far from perfect in their clash with Everton on the opening day of the new Premier League season, but Thomas Tuchel looks to have transformed his side's fortunes as tempers flared in west London.
Kalidou Koulibaly opened the scoring against Spurs in the first-half before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg found an equaliser in controversial fashion, sparking the fuse of a ticking time bomb between Antonio Conte and Tuchel. In the build up to the north Londoners' leveller, Rodrigo Bentancur appeared to bring down Kai Havertz to win back possession, though the game was waved on.
As tensions ran high, Conte celebrated in front of Tuchel leading to a mass sideline bust-up and a yellow card a-piece. Tottenham were then awarded a corner in the latter minutes of the clash which saw Cristian Romero grab Marc Cucurella by his hair and pull him to ground.
