Tribal Football

Chelsea captain Reece James suffers heavy suspension blow

Tribal Football
Chelsea captain Reece James suffers heavy suspension blow
Chelsea captain Reece James suffers heavy suspension blowFlashscore
The fullback was given a straight late on into the 2-1 win after lashing out at Joao Pedro.

Having already been sent off once this season at Newcastle in November, his three-game ban has been upgraded.

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It means James will miss Sunday's finale against Bournemouth and the first three games of the new season.

Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino said: It's difficult to give my opinion because I didn't have time to see the action. But it's painful (for us) because it's a fantastic night of football and he's a really important player.

Now he is going to miss the next game and a few games next season."