Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been handed a one-match touchline ban by the English Football Association (FA) after his altercation with Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte when the two London teams met in the Premier League earlier this month. The London Derby encounter between hosts Chelsea and Spurs was the star match of the second weekend of the Premier League this season.

Tuchelhas been fined to the tune of £35,000 by the FA in addition to a one-match touchline ban. To this effect, the former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) boss won’t be on the touchline when Chelsea play hosts to Leicester City this weekend. The Blues welcome the Foxes to West London on Saturday looking to bounce back from the disappointing at the hands of Leeds United last weekend. Brendan Aaronson, Rodrigo Moreno and Jack Harrison scored for Leeds United in a 3-0 home win over Chelsea.

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