Arsenal set for hefty tremendous with FA to punish Mikel Arteta’s males after heated Chelsea draw
Arsenal are set to be fined by the FA following their draw with Chelsea.
The Gunners missed the prospect to maneuver seven factors clear on the prime of the Premier League.
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Nevertheless, they continue to be 5 factors forward of second-placed Manchester Metropolis regardless of being held to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Mikel Arteta‘s facet are anticipated to be punished by the FA, although, after a feisty London derby on Sunday.
Arsenal had six gamers booked by referee Anthony Taylor, together with three contained in the opening half an hour.
Martin Zubimendi’s yellow card after 5 minutes was adopted by cautions for Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie earlier than half-time.
Substitutes Myles Lewis-Skelly and Viktor Gyokeres then went into the ebook within the second half after approaching.
Gunner be punished
In consequence, Arsenal will face a £25,000 tremendous consistent with the FA’s guidelines on yellow playing cards.
The sanction is handed out to any membership who picks up six or extra playing cards in a single match.
Arsenal had been beforehand hit with the identical tremendous in February 2024 after a match in opposition to Liverpool.
Chelsea is not going to face the identical penalty, although, having solely acquired two playing cards in opposition to the Gunners.
Of these, one was a crimson card, with Moises Caicedo despatched off within the first half.
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The midfielder was initially booked for a foul on Mikel Merino earlier than a VAR evaluation noticed Taylor improve his choice to a crimson.
Marc Cucurella was additionally cautioned for the house facet earlier within the match.
Though Caicedo will now face a suspension for Chelsea, Arteta has no such points regardless of his facet’s poor self-discipline on Sunday.
None of his gamers have reached the five-card restrict which triggers a one-match Premier League ban.
As a substitute, Calafiori is now one reserving away from a suspension heading into Wednesday’s residence conflict with Brentford.
In the meantime, Arsenal have collected the third-lowest variety of bookings within the league to date this time period.
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Their tally of 18 has solely been bettered than Newcastle and Manchester United, who’ve 13 and 16, respectively.
On the reverse finish of the spectrum, Bournemouth gamers have been cautioned essentially the most with 35 in complete.
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