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Derby flare-ups not good for the game - Hiddink

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink concedes the flare-ups that marred Monday's derby clash with Tottenham were "not good for the game".

There were 12 bookings - nine for Spurs - as Hiddink's men came back from two goals down to draw 2-2, a result that ended their London rivals' Premier League title bid.

Interim boss Hiddink, speaking ahead of Saturday's trip to relegation-threatened Sunderland, told a news conference: "The FA are still investigating. It's their judgement, I don't have any comments on that.

"It was a hot game, there is always this rivalry but there were too many chest-to-chest situations. It was not good for the game."

On the post-match incidents, he insisted Fabregas did not have a major role, adding: "I worked in the Latin world and there's a lot of pushing there. For me, the pushing was a minor thing and I lost my balance.

"Their bench and Cesc were talking to each other loudly in Spanish so I took him away and the shoving started.

"From there he went into the tunnel without any arguing. There was another incident where a physio tried to protect me but Cesc was not involved."