Battle of the Bridge Pt II! Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel are both SENT OFF after furious bust-up in London derby... as Spurs and Chelsea bosses clash at full-time when shaking hands, having celebrated wildly in front of each other

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Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte were both sent off after two physical clashes during Tottenham's dramatic draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The two managers angrily squared off following Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's equaliser after Tuchel suggested Kai Havertz was fouled in the build-up, before angry scenes unfolded at the full time whistle.

The two were eventually shown red cards by referee Anthony Taylor as a sour, rancourous and antagonistic London derby finished 2-2. 

The first clash was triggered by a debate on whether Hojbjerg's goal should have stood because of a suggested foul by Rodrigo Bentancur on Kai Havertz, which wasn't given by Taylor.

Both managers and one member of each's coaching staff were shown a yellow card for the incident. 

After Tuchel had sprinted past Conte on his way to celebrate Chelsea's second goal, Tottenham secured another equaliser, this time in the 96th minute, and the battle was on again off the pitch.

Following an attempted handshake, things again kicked off with the two once again squaring up, each in the other's face before they were once more separated and received their marching orders.

Antonio Conte (left) and Thomas Tuchel (right) clashed at Stamford Bridge this afternoon

Tuchel first complained about a potential foul on Kai Havertz in the build-up to the equaliser

Tuchel ran past Conte, who was head in hands, after Reece James had scored minutes later

The two managers got physical again after full time (above), and both were ultimately sent off

Jamie Carragher, who was on co-commentary for the game on Sky, revelled in the fight.

On the first goal, he said: 'People say they don't like scenes like that, but I must say, I love that, watching that [Conte and Tuchel clashing after goal]. I want more of it!'

The goal was checked on VAR, but the 'foul' was adjudged to have taken place in a previous phase of play.

The German and Italian went head-to-head in more ways than one at Stamford Bridge

There were also debates of whether Richarlison was offside during the goal. 'He is offside, but it's whether he's interfering with play,' Carragher added.

'The ball goes past his foot but it doesn't block the goalkeeper's view – that's a goal, rightly so.

'It's not even the next phase, it looked five or six phases back. I think it was definitely one they'd be frustrated about in normal time in the game. 

'He gets a touch of the ball but he has to go through the side of the ankle initially, which I felt he did.'

Tuchel said after the game that he hopes there are no bad feelings between he and Conte

Sky's Geoff Shreeves, on the touchline during the incident, said: 'What caused the flash point, I'm not entirely sure, but I can tell you Antonio Conte celebrating didn't seem to be the cause of Thomas Tuchel's ire. 

'As soon as that goal went in, he was straight to the fourth official, clearly unhappy about something that happened in the build-up.'

Chelsea re-took the lead just minutes later, with Reece James scoring. Tuchel could be seen sprinting down the touchline to celebrate, passing a glum Conte on the way, who was head in hands.

Conte seemed to take exception to Tuchel's handshake after the full time whistle in London

The two squared off once again, with things getting even more physical than previously

A melee followed and both managers will not have to serve a suspension in the coming games

However the worst was yet to come, with the two clashing once again following the full time whistle after Tuchel was angered by Conte's refusal to look his opposite number in the eyes as they shook hands.

Both were ambushed by staff and players in an attempt to prevent things going over the top, but that didn't stop both being given their marching orders.

Carragher added at the end: 'What a league we've got. That just sums up the Premier League on and off the pitch. Absolutely fantastic, can't take your eyes off it for a minute.'

After the game, Tuchel told Sky: 'Both goals should not stand. Only one team deserved to win, that was us. 

Tuchel and Conte both lost their cool on several occasions, and paid the price for their actions

Harry Kane netted a last-minute headed equaliser for Tottenham from Ivan Perisic's corner

'I don't know how many tactical fouls Hojbjerg and Bentancur did today. Since when can we pull hair in a football match? They checked and nothing happened, absolutely ridiculous.'

On the scuffle at the end of the game, he said: 'I thought when you shake hands you look into each other's eyes. Antonio had other ideas. Another poor decision from the referee today.'

And on his celebration for Reece James' goal, added: 'In the middle I thought I should not do this but sometimes a match gets you and this one really sucked me in. It was pure joy, it may offend our opponents but they did the same.'

Conte (above) was reluctant to talk on the clash and red card when questioned after the game

'I don't have bad feelings and I'm sure he won't. It was so close and such an intense match and both dugouts were very close. 

'I enjoyed it [the derby intensity] and I think he did too. Nothing bad. There's no hard feelings - I feel like it was a fair tackle from him and a fair tackle from me. 

He told Match of the Day 2: 'We did not insult each other, we did not hit each other, we were fighting for our teams and from my side there's absolutely no hard feelings. I'm surprised that we both got a red card for that.' 

Tuchel said that he felt that the red cards were harsh despite the managers clashing twice

The heated derby finished 2-2 after Tottenham twice came from behind at Stamford Bridge

Conte told Sky: 'In my opinion it is better to talk about the game. I don't want to comment on the situation, if there is a problem that is between me and him and not anyone else.

'There's TV and video to understand what happened. For sure, I am not passive. If I see aggression, I answer with aggression. I repeat; it is not a problem. It was a great game with two rivals.'