Chelsea to appeal against red card shown to Nemanja Matic

Chelsea will appeal against the red card shown to Nemanja Matic during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge.


The Serbian midfielder was dismissed in the second half for pushing over Burnley’s Ashley Barnes after the striker had tackled him. The tackle was described by manager José Mourinho as “criminal” during a TV appearance on Sunday.

Chelsea have until 1pm on Tuesday to submit their evidence to the Football Association. If the appeal is unsuccessful, Matic will miss Sunday’s Capital One Cup final against Tottenham and the Premier League matches against West Ham and Southampton.

As well as Mourinho’s appearance on Sky’s Goals on Sunday programme, Chelsea’s official website also published an article entitled ‘Outrage over Matic red card’ which featured a selection of journalists’ tweets over the incident.


Source: Guardian