Chelsea and Nottingham Forest brawl saw Enzo Maresca pushed over as tempers flared
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest ended in a brawl with both sides clashing on the pitch as Enzo Maresca ended up on the deck.
The Premier League match ended in a 1-1 draw while James Ward-Prowse was sent off for the visitors at Stamford Bridge in west London.
With Chelsea pushing for a winner, Marc Cucurella was flying down the flank when Neco Williams gave him a slight nudge.
It sent the Spaniard sprawling off the pitch, right where Blues boss Maresca was standing.
Chelsea and Nottingham Forest players clased in injury-time
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The left-back took out his manager's legs from underneath, seeing Maresca hit the ground.
The Italian appeared to be unharmed and jumped right back up but by then, it was too late. A melee had broken out.
Levi Colwill grabbed Williams straight after his push on Cucurella, which saw several Forest players intervened.
In the blink of an eye, both sets of players were showing each other and pulling others away as the fracas grew with even the coaches getting involved.
Cucurella, Colwill and main culprit Williams were eventually booked for the incident as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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Chris Wood had opened the scoring for Forest shortly after the break, toeing in from a set-piece that was poorly defended by Chelsea.
But Noni Madueke struck back soon after, cutting in on his preferred left foot before pulling out a neat finish.
Both sides had excellent chances to take home all three points but each team's respective goalkeepers were in outrageous form.
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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was sent flying after Marc Cucurella fell into him
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The draw means Maresca's men see their five-match winning streak come to a halt but they remain in the top four.
"I think we deserved to win," the Chelsea boss said.
"They are a very good team and we knew they would defend well. It was a tough and tricky game, very different to Brighton. We were patient on the ball and created chances.
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A melee was sparked moments later
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"Overall the performance was good and I think we deserved to win.
"Their keeper was the best of the game. We created chances and arrived at goal in the way we want to."