"Despite only walking away from the incident with one yellow card, while Hammers centre back Jean-Clair Todibo was sent off for throttling João Pedro, it was Chelsea who found themselves fined £325,000 ($440,000) compared to the £300,000 which West Ham have to pay."
"Both clubs were found guilty of the same offence—'failing to ensure its players didn't behave in an improper and/or provocative and/or violent way at this time'—yet Chelsea's numerous past indiscretions have counted against them on this occasion."
"London derbies between Chelsea and West Ham are fractious affairs at the best of times but tempers became particularly frayed after the visitors gave up a 2-0 lead to trail 3-2 heading into stoppage time in west London."
A mass brawl erupted during Chelsea's January Premier League match against West Ham United in stoppage time. The incident began when Chelsea fullback Marc Cucurella and West Ham substitute Adama Traoré clashed during a corner kick. After Traoré threw Cucurella off the pitch, João Pedro intervened to defend his teammate, leading to escalating confrontations. West Ham centre back Jean-Clair Todibo throttled João Pedro, resulting in a red card. Both clubs were found guilty of failing to ensure proper player conduct. Chelsea received a £325,000 fine while West Ham paid £300,000, with Chelsea's higher penalty attributed to their history of disciplinary violations.
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