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Dirtiest Premier League games
- Updated: January 3, 2017
Tottenham host Chelsea live on Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm on Wednesday – but was their infamous Battle of the Bridge eight months ago the dirtiest game in Premier League history?
Spurs’ title hopes were crushed in May last season after they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a result which crowned Leicester champions.
The game was later coined the Battle of the Bridge after producing 12 yellow cards, a touchline melee and a controversial eye-gouging incident – but was it the dirtiest Premier League game ever?
We have selected six games that were arguably dirtier than last season’s heated affair at the Bridge…
Leeds 0-0 Chelsea, Oct 25, 1998Straight reds: 0Second yellow: 1Total yellow: 14
This fixture produced the highest number of yellow cards in Premier League history with 14, including two for Chelsea’s Frank Leboeuf who was dismissed in the 61st minute.
Blues ‘keeper Ed de Goey saved a Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink penalty in the 45th minute and the game finished goalless.
West Ham 1-5 Leeds, May 1, 1999Straight reds: 2Second yellow: 1Total yellow: 9
West Ham went down to eight men against Leeds in the final month of the 1998/99 season.
Ian Wright received a second yellow card in the 17th minute, while ‘keeper …
