Tottenham and Chelsea Handed Mega Fines for Stamford Bridge Brawls

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have been fined a whooping £600,000 in total for failing to control their players when they played each other at Stamford Bridge at the start of the month, the match which also involved the benches descended into chaos, scratching and brawling at full time.

Both clubs admitted to three breaches of Rule E20 - picking up fines of £375,000 (Chelsea) and £225,000 (Spurs) after a number of offences of the same kind since just November 2014.

An FA statement read: "Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have been fined £375,000 and £225,000 respectively after both clubs admitted three breaches of FA Rule E20 for failing to control their players and/or officials.

"It follows incidents which occurred in the 45th and 87th minutes and also at the end of their fixture at Stamford Bridge on Monday 2 May 2016. Prior to this fixture, Chelsea had breached FA Rule E20 on four separate occasions and Tottenham Hotspur twice since November 2014.

"Following the Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, both clubs were also warned as to their future conduct."

Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele got a six-match ban for appearing to gouge the eyes of Chelsea's hotheaded striker Diego Costa shortly before half-time, as part of the melee in the 45th minute referred to in the FA's statement.

Despite allthis, the match which ended in a 2-2 draw somehow, saw all 22 players see the game till full time. That Chelsea come-back saw with a late Chelsea equalizer from Eden Hazard handed the Premier League title to Leicester City and effectively began Tottenham's disastrous end to the season and slip to third place; gifting arch rivals Arsenal the second place.

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