The Chelsea Games Moises Caicedo Will Miss After Arsenal Red Card

Moisés Caicedo is group to miss Chelsea’s adjacent 3 Premier League games aft picking up a consecutive reddish paper against Arsenal.

The Ecuadorian midfielder’s first-half situation connected Mikel Merino brought play to a halt astir 40 minutes in. Both players received treatment, though referee Anthony Taylor had to hold until they were connected their feet to manus retired bookings. Replays showed Caicedo caught Merino connected his ankle arsenic VAR further scrutinised nan action.

Taylor primitively brandished a yellowish card, but was sent to nan show for an on-field reappraisal and yet upgraded his determination to a reddish for superior foul play.

“After review, Chelsea 25, makes a situation pinch excessive unit and endangers nan information of nan opponent, truthful my last determination is reddish card,” Taylor announced.

The Blues ended up earning a hard-fought point, though they’ll beryllium without their prima midfielder for nan adjacent mates of weeks.

Moisés Caicedo (right) primitively was shown a yellowish card. / Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

A superior foul play reddish paper comes pinch a minimum three-match suspension. As such, Caicedo would miss nan pursuing games:

Red cards transportation complete betwixt English competitions—the Carabao Cup and FA Cup—but they do not impact a player’s readiness for European tournaments. Caicedo will beryllium eligible to play connected Dec. 9 erstwhile nan Blues recreation to Italy to look Atalanta successful nan Champions League.

As acold arsenic English competitions go, Caicedo’s adjacent lucifer could travel successful nan Carabao Cup quarterfinals erstwhile Chelsea caput to Cardiff City. His adjacent Premier League crippled would subsequently beryllium against Newcastle United astatine St. James’ Park if fit.

Caicedo Red Card Just One of Numerous Bookings successful London Derby

Viktor Gyökeres (left) picked up nan eighth booking of nan crippled aft colliding pinch Robert Sánchez (right). / Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Chelsea vs. Arsenal, contempt a 3rd consecutive tie betwixt nan 2 astatine Stamford Bridge, was a cagey affair.

The Gunners picked up 3 yellowish cards wrong nan opening 12 minutes, while Marc Cucurella was besides booked connected nan different side. It was nan first clip connected grounds that Arsenal were booked 3 times successful a Premier League lucifer wrong 30 minutes, per Opta.

Caicedo’s reddish card, while nan first of his Premier League profession successful 130 appearances, marked nan sixth clip successful each competitions that nan Blues had a subordinate sent disconnected this season. Chelsea leader Enzo Maresca was besides dismissed earlier successful nan run against Liverpool after wildly celebrating nan winning goal.

Piero Hincapié, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Viktor Gyökeres were each cautioned successful nan 2nd half bringing nan full to 8 bookings connected nan day.

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