shall be with out striker for the remainder of the season after the striker was despatched off for violent conduct towards Newcastle.
Jackson was despatched off within the thirty third minute of the essential conflict at St James’ Park, because the striker caught Newcastle defender Sven Botman together with his elbow when difficult for a excessive ball.
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He was initially proven a yellow card by referee John Brooks, however the official was despatched to the pitchside monitor by VAR and he was left with no alternative however to improve the punishment to purple.
A press release from the Premier League Match Centre confirmed: “VAR checked the referee’s name of yellow card to Jackson – and deemed that the problem by Jackson on Botman was a severe foul play offence, due to this fact advisable an on-field assessment. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a purple card.”
It left Chelsea right down to 10 males for the second half towards Newcastle, in a must-win match for Enzo Maresca’s facet within the race for Champions League qualification.
And the Blues shall be with out Jackson for the rest of the Premier League season, too, with the striker routinely receiving a three-game ban for a severe foul play offence.
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He shall be suspended for Chelsea’s last dwelling recreation of the season towards Manchester United on Friday 16 Might and the journey to fellow top-five contenders Nottingham Forest on the ultimate weekend of the season.
Jackson was booked at first (Getty Photographs)
Chelsea had been trailing Newcastle after Sandro Tonali’s early aim at St James’ Park and the striker’s purple card left the Blues in a gap for the second half towards Eddie Howe’s facet.
“That has thrown a spanner within the works. The place do Chelsea go now?” Ally McCoist stated on TNT Sports activities. “I do not suppose Nicolas Jackson can have any complaints.”
Jackson shall be out there for, nonetheless.