Marc Cucurella left a stain on Chelsea’s performance after he was red-carded after the final whistle during their Premier League on December 15.
Chelsea beat Brentford 2-1 to cut the gap between them and league leaders Liverpool, who have played a game less, to just two points.
Chelsea vs Brentford match report
Cucurella scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea with an impressive header from a sumptuous Noni Madueke cross just before half-time.
The Blues wasted a couple of opportunities to put the game beyond Brentford’s reach, but Nicolas Jackson eventually doubled the lead in the 80th minute. Bryan Mbeumo set up a tense finish after scoring in the 90th minute, but Enzo Maresca’s side held on to secure their fifth Premier League win in a row.
Why Marc Cucurella was shown a red card after the final whistle
Cucurella received the first of his two yellow cards in the fifth minute of stoppage time for a late challenge. He was then booked after the final whistle by referee Peter Bankes for a confrontation with Kevin Schade, which resulted in a red card.
The Premier League took to social media after the game to explain why the Euro-winning fullback received a second yellow card.
“The referee issued a second yellow card to Cucurella for adopting an aggressive attitude. Schade was also booked for the same offence.”
Cucurella will not be unavailable for Chelsea’s trip to Merseyside to face Everton next week.
Why Cucurella was forced to change shoes vs Tottenham
It has been an eventful week for Cucurella, whose costly slips almost cost Chelsea last time out in the league away to Spurs.
As Legit reported, the former Brighton man after slipping twice, with Spurs capitalising both times.
However, luckily enough for him, Chelsea completed an impressive turnaround to win the game 4-3.
