When the game is so rife with simulation you can see how teams are drilled to essentially try and get a player
on a yellow card sent off.
Not exact matches
However, the tide turned in Chelsea's favour
on 35 minutes when Ander Herrera was
sent off for picking up a second
yellow card for a foul
on Eden Hazard, seconds after referee Michael Oliver had warned his teammates against persistently fouling the lively Belgian.
A bad night for United was compounded when Angel Di Maria was
sent off late
on for two
yellow cards, almost instantaneously.
As for Giroud's second
yellow card, don't forget he made a foul just before that by pulling some player back, the ref let him off
on that occasion, either way Giroud was destined to get
sent off!
Inter's Marcelo Brozovic was
sent off ten minutes later after a strong challenge
on Saints forward Rodriguez earned him a second
yellow card and an early bath.
The game could well have been changed
on its head had David Luiz been
sent off for a high boot when attempting an overhead kick, but he was only
yellow carded, although he did get a red into the dying minutes of the match.
On the minus side, Fuego does tend to pick up
yellow cards (and was one of the two players to be
sent off in the debacle against Sevilla, Nuno's last game as coach).
Unfortunately, he was
sent off for 2
yellow cards, after messing around
on the ball and tripping up Diouf.
Leicester had to play the final four minutes with 10 men, after Danny Drinkwater saw red against his former club for picking up two
yellow cards, but United should have seen Marouane Fellaini
sent off earlier for a double assault
on Robert Huth.
The 1996 - born midfielder was also the man - of - the - match
on his début against Valencia, where he tormented Gary Neville's side from his position
on the right flank, and made life extremely difficult for left - back José Luis Gayà, who was eventually
sent off for two
yellow card offences (both
on Musonda).
The club also had defender Ramos
sent off for a second
yellow card in injury time, but they held
on for this narrow victory.
In the 68th minute, Danny Murphy was
sent off after getting a second
yellow card for a foul
on Denis Irwin.
His disciplinary problems haven't totally disappeared as Cattermole has picked up 13
yellow cards, which is more than any other player in the league, but he hasn't been
sent off
on any occasion this season.
Almost the worst part about the
sending off was the
yellow card brandished to Calum Chambers for coming
on the pitch too early when he replaced Mesut Ozil to fill in at right back.
City were lucky to get the point, after substitute Mario Balotelli was
sent off for two silly
yellow cards, after just 18 minutes
on the pitch.
RED
CARD: MARSH GETS HIS MARCHING ORDERS - 90 +5 mins We weren't able to meaningfully trouble Porto in the closing stages and deep into stoppage time, Marsh was penalised for a challenge on keeper Costa as he competed for Bennetts» free - kick in the box and was sent off after being shown a second yellow c
CARD: MARSH GETS HIS MARCHING ORDERS - 90 +5 mins We weren't able to meaningfully trouble Porto in the closing stages and deep into stoppage time, Marsh was penalised for a challenge
on keeper Costa as he competed for Bennetts» free - kick in the box and was
sent off after being shown a second
yellow cardcard.
It seemed a matter of when not if Hearts would score and that task seemed to have been made much easier when Tuffour Frimpong was
sent off for Kotoko after picking up two
yellow cards for fouls
on Isaac Mensah.