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Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte spotted at Craven Cottage for Fulham’s clash with Watford

Italian coach Conte took in the lunchtime kick-off in West London

OUT-of-work former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been spotted at Craven Cottage.

Italian boss Conte, who was dismissed by the Blues this summer, was taking in Watford's visit to Fulham in the lunchtime kick-off.

 Antonio Conte was spotted at Craven Cottage
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Antonio Conte was spotted at Craven CottageCredit: Rex Features

The 49-year-old has been out of work since Chelsea terminated his contract and replaced him with Maurizio Sarri during pre-season.

Yet the former Juventus coach has returned to the U.K. and West London.

Craven Cottage is just up the road from Conte's favourite Italian restaurant, Gola, where he took his team after they won the Premier League title in 2017.

But the fiery coach fell out with a variety of players which led to his downfall, despite winning the FA Cup last year.

 Conte was sacked after falling out with key members at Stamford Bridge
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Conte was sacked after falling out with key members at Stamford BridgeCredit: AFP or licensors
 Former Juventus boss Conte won the Prem title and FA Cup in two years at Chelsea
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Former Juventus boss Conte won the Prem title and FA Cup in two years at ChelseaCredit: REUTERS
 Conte was replaced by fellow Italian Maurizio Sarri in pre-season
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Conte was replaced by fellow Italian Maurizio Sarri in pre-seasonCredit: AFP or licensors

Brazilian winger Willian has been most vocal about his feelings towards his former boss.

Asked if he would still be at Chelsea if Conte was still there, Willian said: "No chance. No. I'm here because I want to play for Chelsea."

At Craven Cottage, Conte saw in-form Watford take the lead through Andre Gray in just the second minute.

With 12 minutes remaining of the game, Aleksandar Mitrovic turned in an equaliser for the newly-promoted side.

Antonio Conte has been sacked by Chelsea as they look to Maurizio Sarri to be replacement manager
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