The PGMOL says Moises Caicedo’s excessive problem on Pape Matar Sarr was not ‘critical foul play’.
Shortly after the half-hour mark, the Blues midfielder went into a robust problem in opposition to Spurs man Sarr.
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Replays confirmed that Caicedo’s foot went above the ankle of his opponent, a sort of problem that has beforehand been punished with a crimson card.
Nonetheless, VAR swiftly checked the incident and didn’t select to name Anthony Taylor over to examine the monitor.
Shortly after, the Premier League took to their match centre account on X to disclose why Caicedo was not dismissed for his sort out.
The assertion learn: “VAR checked for a possible crimson card following a problem by Caicedo on Sarr and confirmed the referee’s name of no critical foul play.”
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Spurs scored two early targets earlier than Chelsea got here again to make it 2-1 in an entertaining first half.
Dominic Solanke opened the scoring in opposition to his former membership with simply 5 minutes performed following a slip from Marc Cucurella.
Simply moments later, Dejan Kulusevski struck low into the underside nook as Spurs seemed comfy on house turf.
Nonetheless, Chelsea diminished the deficit within the seventeenth minute due to a superb strike from Jadon Sancho.
Caicedo’s sort out on Sarr adopted afterward within the half, with Kulusevski additionally seemingly avoiding a card for an obvious elbow on Romeo Lavia.
Lavia was substituted at first of the second half, with Malo Gusto approaching as his substitute and swapping with Caicedo at right-back.
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