Chelsea captain John Terry has called on the football authorities not to make ‘silly’ decisions as a result of last night’s heated clash with Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham received a Premier League record nine bookings during the match as they failed to secure the win they needed to keep their title race alive, as Leicester City were crowned champions.

Having lead 2-0 at the interval, Chelsea’s fightback ignited an already hostile atmosphere as Tottenham’s frustrations overflowed.

Mousa Dembele appeared to scratch the face of Diego Costa and will almost certainly pick up an FA ban, while Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was forced to enter the pitch to intervene a bust-up between Danny Rose and Willian.

Both sets of players clashed in the entrance to the tunnel at full time, with Blues Guus Hiddink falling victim to melee, and fell into the technical area.

But Terry insists it would be ‘silly’ to hand out bans from a heated London derby.

"Players are fighting for league titles, it’s emotions," said Terry after the match.

“It boiled over [but] let's not get silly and start banning people, it's a London derby and the fans want to see it."