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βš– VAR Verdict Β· Case #42

Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League Β· 2025/2026 Β· 2026-05-19 Β· 2-1

Wrong high confidence
Red card β€” violent conduct
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Incident
Red card β€” violent conduct
Law cited
Law 12 β€” Violent Conduct
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Red card β€” violent conduct (Law 12). The yellow card shown was insufficient; the correct sanction is a red card for Chelsea #9's elbow to the head/face of Tottenham #24.
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Affected team
On-field decision
Yellow card shown
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The referee saw that Chelsea's number 9 had committed a foul and gave him a yellow card, but this was too lenient. The video shows Chelsea's player deliberately striking his opponent in the face with his elbow during a running contest, away from any genuine attempt to play the ball. Under football rules, an elbow strike to the head like this is violent conduct and demands a red card, not a yellow card. The referee correctly identified the foul but punished it at the wrong level.

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