Stormy Bridge set for probe

Tottenham and Chelsea could find themselves in trouble after a fractious night at Stamford Bridge with 12 players booked on Monday night.

Eden Hazard scored a late equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw and finally end any hope of Spurs winning the Premier League title as Leicester became Premier League champions.

But it was a bad-tempered evening in west London with nine Tottenham players booked, Chelsea picking up three yellow cards, Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele appearing to eye-gouge Diego Costa and Blues boss Guus Hiddink tumbling after a mass scuffle at the final whistle.

The nine cards is the most a team has received in Premier League history and Spurs will be hit with an automatic fine from the Football Association. Any team that gets six or more bookings during a game gets charged and gets at least a £25,000 fine.

It was a busy night for referee Mark Clattenburg, who will be consulted on Tuesday morning and it is likely both clubs will be charged with breaching the FA’s Rule E20 – rules surrounding “mass confrontation”.

Both sets of players and backroom staff were involved in ugly scenes in front of the tunnel at the end as Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, whose hand had earlier been trod on by Erik Lamela, confronted Danny Rose with …

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