The more video footage that emerged after the live feed finished, the worse the Chelsea v West Ham fracas in the last few minutes appeared.
Amazingly the incident ended up with ‘just’ one red and one yellow card with West Ham’s Jean Clair Todibo being the only Hammers player given his marching orders, when to be honest Mavropanos and Traore could easily have made it three.
Inevitably the ramifications are far reaching as now the Football Association has had time to consider its own response to the incident and according to football.london has responded:
“Chelsea and West Ham United have both been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players in Saturday’s Premier League game.”
“The FA has confirmed that both clubs have been charged, as Chelsea’s players were “improper and/or provocative”, while West Ham’s players were “improper and/or provocative and/or violent”. Both clubs have until Friday to provide their respective responses.”
Hefty fines will inevitably follow once the deadline for responses has been reached: Both clubs have until the 6th February to respond.
Let’s be honest the only serious offence was Todibo the rest was nothing, Mavropanos was a flick of his finger and while Traore manhandled Cucurella I think it was, it was nothing serious.
The aggravating factors were in part induced by the officiating no one has even mentioned we should have been 3 0 at half time because Bowen got in front of one of their defenders and was brought down, big clubs would have been awarded a penalty.
If the FA do take action we should countersue and sue them for the £50m lost by their baseless investigation into Paqueta.
Martin has it been confirmed that Todibo’s ban is for 3 matches (rather than being increased)?
Not confirmed yet- we’ll let you know asap.
Why don’t the chelsea players who hold the West Ham players round is waste instead push him way why didn’t he get a red card as well
Why is the FA getting involved? They have their incompetent or corrupt officials on the pitch, backed up by their incompetent or corrupt officials doing var. they have already viewed it and made their call. No need for FA to join the corruption
Still amazed Traore was signed… I mean, wasn’t sent off.
Throws a guy to the ground, aggressively goes at the linesman immediately after then turns like he’s Oba Femi going into the Royal Rumble and tries to throw everyone into the stands.
But that was fine, seemingly.
Pretty sure the first thing the chelsea keeper did after coming quite a distance was to put his hands around someones throat, or did i imagine that.
All of this was created by the idiot Traore, I knew he’d been a dreadful signing as he’s one of the poorest players in the premier league but to do what he did on Saturday was ridiculous. We paid £2 million for him 🤣🤣🤣 and it’s all on nuno
Again the FA looks at the outcome not at the primary issue. I have no issue with Tollibo sending off but I do feel we are not getting the rub of the Green with the officials and that includes VAR. It always seems an opponent falls over and the decision goes their way, one of our players get clobberd and it’s play on with no bookings or talking to for the player. This started with a pull back stopping our player from making a breakaway no booking and the player is seen arguing with the referee. He then makes at least 3 other fouls and still no booking. Oh and who started the handbag fight. Chelsea players. One holding onto the ball with his hands while laying on the floor while a second shoulder barges into the back of our player to put him on the floor. FA have to look further back than the incident, remember unfair decisions breads anger, it’s human nature.
Traore started it but Pedro had been winding all the West Ham players up and inciting the crowd.
The ref should have cancelled their second goal for the push that meant Kilman was underneath the ball instead of heading it over, the whole thing led to that tinderbox.
The FA can do one, their VAR has cost us 8 points this season. They should red card themselves and let it go.
Does the linesman face any action for starting the whole thing?
You mean the fact he didn’t spot that little ******* **** deciding to handle the ball and deciding he wanted a free kick all on his own but the prompted the reaction from Traoré?
I don’t condone the reaction but ultimately that decision was the cause of it all.
Have learnt points deduction could now follow
And yet no Chelsea players sent off