Chelsea‘s Cole Palmer will not miss the Blues’ Premier League clash Manchester United despite receiving a red card in his team’s last Premier League match on Saturday.
Palmer was shown two yellow cards in the second half of the Blues’ defeat to rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The dismissal meant Palmer was handed a one-game suspension.
The England international was given his first caution for an off-the-ball incident involving Spurs’ Mateus Fernandes. He was then shown a second yellow card for a foul on Conor Gallagher.
In most cases this will be introduced in that team’s next Premier League match. However, Palmer will not miss Chelsea’s meeting with United at Stamford Bridge.
Instead, Palmer will be ruled out of the Blues’ EFL Cup fourth-round tie away to Liverpool on Wednesday night.
This is because the suspension of red cards is not specific to the competition in which they are received, but is carried out in local competitions.
Penalties for the accumulation of yellow cards throughout the campaign are given in the competition in which they are received.
So while the Blues will miss Palmer for the trip to Anfield, he will be available to face United three days after the club’s cup tie on Merseyside.
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