Torres scratches Vertonghen Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea Premier League Fernando Torres and Jan Vertonghen had a ding-dong battle in the London derby today.It was full-blooded, aggressive, and in Torres' case, a bit catty -- in fact Torres could have easily been sent off for his bizarre and truly evil face scratch earlier.But the incident that saw Torres sent off was an innocuous one, both players going in fairly for an aerial ball, and clashing 50-50. The Spurs defender, who pulled down an opponent's shorts earlier in the week, brought out an aggression and fury that has been largely missing from Torres' game since he joined Chelsea and as a result, the Chelsea striker played with an edge to his game. Unfortunately for Torres, this gave the referee an excuse to send him off for doing nothing wrong.This GIF shows Torres apparently clawing the face of Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen.That episode earned him a yellow card. A second yellow and a red followed after an aerial challenge later in the second half.The coming together was the first of a handful of incidents between the pair, before Torres finally took it a little too far and was sent off for clashing with Vertonghen during a battle for a high ball.The catty row will now see Torres sit out the next game through suspension, and the cheeky scratch could also land him in hot water with the FA, if it decides to take retrospective action.
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