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Tuchel receives suspended one-match ban

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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Spurs coach Antonio Conte squabble over hand shake after the final whistle

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has been handed a one-match touchline ban and fined £35,000 for his confrontation with Antonio Conte at the end of Sunday’s derby against Tottenham.

Spurs boss Conte has also been fined £15,000 after both managers admitted improper conduct during the 2-2 draw.

Tuchel’s ban has been suspended temporarily, though, pending the full written reasons for the decision.

It means he can be in the dugout for Sunday’s Premier League game at Leeds.

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The Football Association says the sanctions are subject to appeal.

Both managers were sent off at full-time following the angry confrontation on the touchline.

Video assistant referee Mike Dean has since admitted an error in not asking on-field referee Anthony Taylor to check his pitchside monitor after Cristian Romero’s hair-pull on Marc Cucurella – instead allowing play to continue, with Harry Kane heading a 96th-minute equaliser for Spurs within seconds.

But during his news conference on Friday, Tuchel said he was “not impressed” by Dean admitting he made a mistake.

“A mistake that big and obvious the whole world sees it,” Tuchel said.

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“I struggle to be fully impressed by the statement. It’s so clear and obvious, I cannot understand how a referee cannot make the right decision.”

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