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Chelsea vs Tottenham threatens to boil over within minutes after Conor Gallagher challenge

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There is no such thing as a ‘friendly’ between Chelsea and Tottenham. And Blues academy product Conor Gallagher , now of Spurs, knows that better than anyone. Gallagher delivered a classic ‘let them know you’re there’ Down Under SPURSPLAY Essugo was sent flying Getty The two London rivals met in the Sydney Super Cup for a pre-season game on Saturday. Just ten minutes in, tensions threatened to boil over when Gallagher made a late challenge on Chelsea midfielder Dario Essugo. The Tottenham player was running at speed and slid into a crunching tackle on the Portuguese youngster. A number of Chelsea players, including Joao Pedro and Wesley Fofana, rushed to confront Gallagher. Dominic Solanke and Levi Colwill were among those to play peacemakers and prevent it from becoming anything more than handbags. Gallagher, who was booed by Chelsea fans upon his return to Stamford Bridge last season, was ultimately shown a yellow card. Moments later, Tottenham’s record signing Sandro Tonali put them

First report: 'It's a fresh start' at Spurs - Gallagher — sports.yahoo.com, 11d