Tottenham vs Chelsea: Eden Hazard urges fans to set an example at Wembley

Chelsea are bringing their own stewards to Wembley after a number of high-profile incidents of racist and antisemitic abuse

Eden Hazard has urged Chelsea and Tottenham supporters to set an example at tonight’s Carabao Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium.

Chelsea’s supporters have been under scrutiny in recent weeks after a number of high-profile allegations of racist, antisemitic, and homophobic abuse.

After four front row supporters at Stamford Bridge were suspended indefinitely, having been caught on camera racially abusing Raheem Sterling, travelling fans were then heard chanting antisemitic slurs at MOL Vidi in the Europa League just days later.

Chelsea are now set to take their own stewards to Wembley as a result and will be operating a zero-tolerance policy towards heard chanting antisemitic abuse, and the Belgian playmaker has implored Blues fans to follow the example set by the players on the pitch.

“Just watch the game and enjoy the game,” Hazard said. ”For sure after the game one team will win and one team will lose. Try to be fair. I like all fans, Spurs also have good away fans. I think it is a good game to play and I hope both fans will enjoy the game.

“Of course [I hope both fans respect each other]. These kind of fans [who sing abusive chants] are not fans of football, for me. They come to the stadium just to stay something. I understand they want to win the game but they need to be fair. Just support their team and not the other one.

“When we are players, we are examples,” Hazard continued. “The fans are also examples. I want Chelsea fans to be the best in the world. I don’t want to see a bad image of the Chelsea fans, of course. In football in general, not just Chelsea fans, in Italy we saw a lot of things.

“I want these things to disappear. It’s hard because football is a big world but if we are all together step-by-step, players, managers, journalists, then we can do something. I want people to remember the game.”