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Lee Wilmot

Chelsea news: Rudiger breaks silence on racism, Mount stokes up Mourinho rift, Lampard's joy

Chelsea won the big game of the weekend.

Some may argue that second versus third in Manchester City vs Leicester City was the big game of the weekend, but for London football fans it was Tottenham versus Chelsea.

Not only is it a big rivalry, it was Jose Mourinho against former player Frank Lampard.

Lampard won the day with some tactical brilliance, keeping Spurs quiet. But there was more thn football, unfortunately, to talk about afterwards.

All that and more is in our round-up of the biggest stories from around Stamford Bridge in the last 24 hours.

Frank Lampard full press conference after win vs Spurs

Rudiger on racism

Chelsea were in impressive form as they beat rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

But unfortunately the match was marred by an incident of racist abuse directed at Antonio Rudiger.

The German defender made referee Anthony Taylor aware of the incident and the game was briefly halted while the official spoke with the two managers.

Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea celebrates after the win over Spurs (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

It was an isolated incident during the game but is unfortunately not isolated when it comes to the Premier League this season.

Rudiger did not want to speak to the media after the match, but has broken his silence on the incident on Twitter.

Read what he had to say here.

Mount's gloating dad

If the players were a happy bunch after defeating their big rivals Tottenham on Sunday, then the families of the stars were over the moon too.

Such a big match in terms of the two clubs and the Jose Mourinho factor was always going to leave one side ecstatic and the other in the dumps.

Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham celebrate after beating Tottenham (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

And Chelsea fans will love what Mason Mount's dad did after the game.

He tweeted about Mourinho and the match afterwards. Read all about that here.

Over-celebration?

Frank Lampard was a very happy man after the final whistle on Sunday afternoon, as well he might be.

He often got the better of Spurs as a Chelsea player and now he has their scalp as a manager in his first clash with their London rivals too.

Frank Lampard celebrates following his side's victory over Tottenham (Photo by Clive Howes - Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Lampard was criticised last season while at Derby for his celebrations following the Championship play-off semi-final win over Leeds as the Rams went on to lose in the final.

And he was celebrating like made after the victory over Spurs.

He explains why here.

No mention

It was a big clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Jose Mourinho against his former club and his former player in Frank Lampard.

Jose Mourinho embraces Frank Lampard before Spurs faced Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

In the end it was the apprentice who won the day against the master.

There is plenty of admiration between the two men, which made what happened prior to the game all the more interesting.

Read all about Mourinho's glaring omission here.

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