Chelsea land in trouble after 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest
Chelsea Football Club has landed in trouble subsequent to their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Football Association is poised to impose a fine of £50,000 upon the Blues for accruing six yellow cards during the aforementioned encounter.
Moisés Caicedo received the initial caution of the match for executing a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White in the 21st minute.
Referee Chris Kavanagh issued the second yellow card of the match to Nottingham Forest’s James Ward-Prowse for infringing upon Cole Palmer in the 36th minute.
The visiting team gained the advantage merely four minutes into the second half when Chris Wood successfully converted a goal following a setup by Nikola Milenkovic’s header.
Chelsea managed to equalize through Noni Madueke, who was assisted by Cole Palmer in the 57th minute.
Palmer was cautioned with a yellow card for dissent in the 75th minute.
Concurrently, Nottingham Forest was diminished to ten players when James Ward-Prowse received his second booking in the 78th minute.
Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella and Levi Colwill, alongside Nottingham Forest’s Neco Williams, were cautioned by Chris Kavanagh in the 89th minute for an altercation involving the three players.
Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels was issued a yellow card for time-wasting during the fifth minute of stoppage time in the second half.
Chelsea’s forward, Pedro Neto, received a yellow card for committing a foul on Nicolás Domínguez three minutes thereafter.
French defender Wesley Fofana was shown the sixth yellow card for Chelsea for a foul on Jota Silva in the 12th minute of stoppage time.
According to journalist Kieran Gill, the Football Association is set to penalize Chelsea with a fine of £50,000 for the infractions, marking their second offense this season.
Recall that Enzo Maresca’s squad accumulated eight yellow cards during their league match against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on September 14.
The Blues established a record for the highest number of yellow cards issued in a league match, with referee Anthony Taylor administering a total of 14 bookings.
