Nothing to see here, lads.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa might have received his marching orders during the Londoners’ FA Cup defeat by Everton last night, but further discipline could be coming the forward’s way after what looked like an attempt to bite the neck of Toffees midfielder Gareth Barry.
Costa would be looking at a long ban should the FA decide he is guilty of sinking his teeth into Barry, but Chelsea last night insisted nothing of the sort took place, issuing the following statement on Twitter.
…Gareth Barry that led to his red card, but Diego was also very clear that he did not bite him at any point during that altercation.'(2/2)
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 12, 2016
The club website also took a vague tone when describing the incident, claiming Costa “earned a second yellow card for putting his head into Barry”, while the Everton man himself sought to play down the clash after receiving his own second booking minutes later. Manager Roberto Martinez said: “Gareth Barry has said it is nothing to worry about. He is just disappointed he got a second yellow card.”
