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Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger targeted in Sunday’s match• Spurs say they are liaising with Chelsea in their investigationTottenham have vowed to take the “strongest possible action” after their 2-0 defeat by Chelsea was overshadowed by the game having to be paused when Antonio Rüdiger was targeted with racist abuse by a section of the crowd.
Anthony Taylor, the referee, stopped play during the second half when an object was thrown at Kepa Arrizabalaga, Chelsea’s goalkeeper, and Rüdiger told him he had suffered racist taunts. The German centre-back appeared to indicate a supporter had shouted a monkey chant at him and an announcement over the PA system at the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium told the crowd that “racist behaviour is interfering with the game”.