Chelsea win at Tottenham marred as Rudiger suffers racist abuse
Chelsea earned a 2-0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday in a match that was marred by reports of racist abuse aimed at Antonio Rudiger.
An announcement was made over the stadium PA in the second half, saying: "Racist behaviour among spectators is interfering with the game." Two further announcements followed.
The visitors had opened the scoring on 12 minutes as Willian curled a shot past Paulo Gazzaniga from near the edge of the Tottenham box, and they doubled their lead on half-time when Willian struck again, slamming home a penalty.
The spot kick was awarded following a VAR check after Gazzaniga rushed out of goal and collided with Marcos Alonso.
There was another VAR check in the second half after Son Heung-Min kicked out at Rudiger, resulting in the South Korea international receiving a red card.
Willian scored a brace as his Chelsea side defeated Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier League. Julian Finney/Getty Images
Crowd trouble followed as an item was thrown at Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga before the announcements about the reported racist abuse were made.
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta said after the match: "We are told to report any racist incidents to the referee. Antonio came to me and said there had been racism towards him, so I told the referee.
"We are aware and concerned of this behaviour and we have to stop it. We have to eradicate it as there's no place for it in football and in life."
Sunday's game marked Lampard and Mourinho's second time facing off as managers, with the former's Derby team knocking Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup in 2018. Lampard played under Mourinho for the entirety of the latter's first tenure as Chelsea boss between 2004 and 2007, and for one season after the Portuguese's return to Stamford Bridge in 2013.
The result -- Lampard's first win over a so-called top-six side as Chelsea manager -- sees the Blues remain within six points of third-placed Manchester City and four ahead of fifth-placed Sheffield United.
Meanwhile, Tottenham sit in seventh place, six points off of the Champions League positions and one point in front of Manchester United, who suffered a 2-0 away loss to bottom-placed Watford earlier on Sunday.
Source: espn.co.uk
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