Chelsea will probably be with out Moises Caicedo once they play Arsenal within the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tonight.
Caicedo is suspended for the sport at Stamford Bridge, in a serious blow for the Blues and their new head coach Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea reached the final 4 once they beat Cardiff 3-1 in Wales final month, with Arsenal becoming a member of them after knocking out Crystal Palace on penalties.
However Chelsea will probably be with out considered one of their most essential gamers for the primary leg after Caicedo was booked towards Cardiff.
Moises Caicedo was booked for sarcastically applauding referee Tony Harrington
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Why is Caicedo suspended?
Caicedo captained Chelsea towards Cardiff on an evening when former boss Enzo Maresca rang the adjustments.
Within the forty fifth minute, the Ecuador worldwide was given a yellow card from referee Tony Harrington for sarcastically applauding his determination to award Cardiff a free-kick for a Chelsea foul.
That was his second reserving within the Carabao Cup this season, following a yellow card he acquired for arguing within the fourth minute of added time within the earlier spherical at Wolves.
His second reserving within the competitors means he should sit out of that first leg of the semi-final in January.
Are yellow playing cards not wiped earlier than the semi-finals?
Sure, they’re. However that doesn’t imply Caicedo has escaped a suspension.
Gamers who attain the semi-finals with one yellow card from a earlier spherical have them wiped at that time.
However gamers who’ve already picked up a suspension by the tip of their quarter-final match should nonetheless serve that suspension. The specter of future suspensions is wiped, however current suspensions aren’t.
As Caicedo was given the second yellow card through the quarter-finals and earlier than Chelsea had reached the semi-finals, he’s nonetheless hit with a one-game ban.
FA tips, which governs league and cup competitions in England and Wales, state: “Any single yellow card are expunged following the quarter-final levels.”
Caicedo will probably be accessible for the second leg at Emirates Stadium on February 3.
