CHELSEA will wait for the Football Association’s written reasons for reducing Nemanja Matic’s suspension by just one match before deciding their next course of action.
The Blues released a statement on Tuesday evening condemning the decision to enforce a two-game suspension on Matic, who was sent off in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Burnley over the weekend.
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The Serbian reacted furiously to a late challenge from Ashley Barnes, getting up after being caught high on the shin and shoving the Burnley striker to the ground to be given a straight red card at Stamford Bridge.
While the FA announced that Barnes would face no retrospective disciplinary action for his part in the incident, the governing body’s independent regulatory commission opted to lower Matic’s three-game ban by one match on appeal.
But that was not enough to placate Chelsea, who claimed their 26-year-old midfielder had been “unjustly punished”.
Matic will miss Sunday’s Capital One Cup final against Tottenham and next Wednesday’s Premier League encounter at West Ham.
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