{"id":300539,"date":"2023-12-19T23:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=300539"},"modified":"2023-12-19T23:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:26:04","slug":"fans-claim-chelseas-caicedo-was-lucky-to-escape-a-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/fans-claim-chelseas-caicedo-was-lucky-to-escape-a-red-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans claim Chelsea&apos;s Caicedo was &apos;LUCKY&apos; to escape a red card"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Fans claim that Chelsea&#8217;s Moises Caicedo was &#8216;LUCKY&#8217; to escape a sending off during their Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle&#8230; as Gary Neville insists the Blues star should have seen &#8216;red&#8217; for &#8216;horrendous challenge&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moises Caicedo avoided a red card for a seemingly nasty challenge on Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Fans and pundits insisted that the Chelsea midfielder\u00a0should&#8217;ve been sent off\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>It&#8217;s LAZY to criticise a team for setting up defensively. It requires intelligence, hard work, discipline and selflessness. Well done Man United &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furious fans have insisted that Chelsea&#8217;s Moises Caicedo should have been sent off during his side&#8217;s clash with Newcastle on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the Blues took on the Magpies in their Carabao Cup quarter-final, the \u00a3115million summer signing was shown a yellow card inside the first minute for a rash challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Caicedo was seen challenging for the ball with Newcastle&#8217;s Anthony Gordon before scraping his studs down the winger&#8217;s back-leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It left Gordon writhing around in agony before match official Jarred Gillett brandished a yellow card to the former Brighton midfielder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the incident occurring in the first minute of the match, fans on social media were quick to suggest that Caicedo should&#8217;ve been sent off for the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147767-12883009-image-a-26_1703023781446.jpg\" height=\"631\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s Moises Caicedo was booked for a challenge on Anthony Gordon on Tuesday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147905-12883009-image-a-27_1703023798526.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gordon was left in a heap on the ground after the nasty challenge from the Chelsea player<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147917-12883009-image-a-28_1703023818038.jpg\" height=\"128\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville offered a blunt take on the foul, via social media<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports pundit and former Man United defender Gary Neville was one of the first to comment on the incident, as he bluntly wrote: &#8216;Red&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s Craig Hope made reference to the absence of the Video Assistant Referee on the night, as he wrote: &#8216;No VAR tonight&#8230; with it is that a red card for Caicedo? Went right down the back of Gordon calf\/achilles&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anthony Gordon was injured by a nasty tackle from Caicedo with the latters studs hitting the back of Gordon\u2019s leg. Caicedo escaped another straight red,&#8217; another wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One user brandished it as a: &#8216;Horrendous challenge from Caicedo on Gordon. That\u2019s a red 9 times out of 10. #nufc&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Premier League refs in matches without VAR now frightened to give a red card as they\u2019ve not got a back up if they\u2019re wrong. That\u2019s an absolutely disgusting challenge by Caicedo. The one by Colwill nearly as bad and not even a bloody free kick! #nufc&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a similar theme, one fan wrote: &#8216;Caicedo is shown red if there is VAR tonight&#8230; Lucky there isn\u2019t. Not a clue what he\u2019s thinking there&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Another red card missed. Horrendous challenge by Caicedo. No interest whatsoever in the ball&#8217;, one angry user said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ecuadorian midfielder has struggled in general since his summer arrival, with fans having high expectations for the \u00a3115m signing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147933-12883009-image-a-35_1703023836197.jpg\" height=\"127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147931-12883009-image-a-34_1703023834188.jpg\" height=\"191\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147927-12883009-image-a-33_1703023831994.jpg\" height=\"198\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147925-12883009-image-a-32_1703023827827.jpg\" height=\"154\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147921-12883009-image-a-31_1703023825821.jpg\" height=\"144\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79147919-12883009-image-a-30_1703023825194.jpg\" height=\"142\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to jump on social media and offer thoughts on the &#8216;horrendous challenge&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after Caicedo&#8217;s challenge,\u00a0Chelsea<span> defender <\/span>Benoit Badiashile<span>\u00a0produced a howler moment in defence to gift Newcastle an early lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Blues defender failed to control a ball on the edge of his area before Magpies striker Callum Wilson\u00a0pounced and stroked the ball into the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wilson had looked to have run out of space after dribbling into the heart of the Chelsea defence, with Badiashile sweeping across to cover for his peers.<\/p>\n<p>But, after mistiming his clearance, it all went wrong for the former Monaco defender, who was left red-faced after Wilson wheeled away in celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12883009\/Fans-claim-Chelseas-Moises-Caicedo-LUCKY-escape-sending-Carabao-Cup-clash-Newcastle-Gary-Neville-insists-Blues-star-seen-red-horrendous-challenge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans claim that Chelsea&#8217;s Moises Caicedo was &#8216;LUCKY&#8217; 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