Frank Lampard got the better of Jose Mourinho as Chelsea won 2-0 at Tottenham on Sunday but the victory was overshadowed by the alleged racist abuse of Blues defender Antonio Rudiger.
Rudiger appeared to suggest he had been the subject of monkey chants in the second half after his involvement in Heung-min Son's red card, prompting three stadium announcements saying that "racist behaviour among spectators is interfering with the game".
It left a cloud over a game which should have been about Lampard, who won five trophies as a Chelsea player under Mourinho, beating his former boss for the second time and ensuring the west London side will spend Christmas in the Premier League's top four.
It was a polished display on their first visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Willian's two first-half goals increasing their advantage over Spurs to six points, ending a run of four defeats in five games.
The scenes afterwards were disgusting as the Germany international told captain Cesar Azpilicueta of the alleged abuse and the referee spoke to both managers on the touchline. Three separate announcements over the public address system followed as the severity of the situation became apparent.
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Team news
Tottenham XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Lucas Moura, Alli, Son, Kane
Subs: Rose, Winks, Vorm, Lo Celso, Foyth, Eriksen, Ndombele
Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Zouma, Rudiger, Tomori, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Willian, Mount, Abraham
Subs: Christensen, Jorginho, Caballero, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Batshuayi, James
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