Everton’s Idrissa Gueye turned simply the third participant to be despatched off within the Premier League for an offence towards his personal team-mate – after he struck Michael Keane within the face throughout his facet’s
The Senegal midfielder got here to blows with Keane early within the recreation and obtained a straight crimson card for his motion.
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Whereas there have solely been two crimson playing cards of an identical nature within the Premier League, there have been loads of events the place team-mates have misplaced their cool with one another, however stayed on the pitch.
BBC Sport take a better have a look at among the extra high-profile bust-ups between team-mates.
Bruce Grobbelaar v Steve McManaman – September 1993
Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar was livid with team-mate Steve McManaman after a poor clearance allowed Everton to attain in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park in 1993.
McManaman argued again, angering Grobbelaar additional and main the keeper to seize his younger team-mate and push him within the face. McManaman pushed again earlier than retreating.
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David Batty v Graeme le Saux – November 1995
Throughout a depressing Champions League marketing campaign, Blackburn and England team-mates David Batty and Graeme le Saux misplaced it with one another after each went for a similar unfastened ball on a freezing evening at Spartak Moscow.
The incident got here after solely 4 minutes and left-back Le Saux broke his hand after punching the midfielder.
Lee Bowyer v Kieron Dyer – April 2005
In what was presumably the Premier League’s most iconic case of warring team-mates, Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer traded blows in astonishing scenes – with opposition midfielder Gareth Barry stepping in to interrupt them up.
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With Newcastle already all the way down to 10 males and trailing Aston Villa 3-0 at residence, each gamers had been despatched off – with Dyer given a three-match ban and Bowyer suspended for seven video games.
Emmanuel Adebayor v Nicklas Bendtner – January 2008
Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner had slightly quarrel throughout a derby [Getty Images]
If dropping the second leg of a League Cup semi-final to north London rivals Tottenham 5-1 was not unhealthy sufficient, Arsenal forwards Nicklas Bendtner and Emmanuel Adebayor added an unpleasant row to the sorrow.
It left the Denmark worldwide with a reduce on the bridge of his nostril and blood stains on his shirt.
Ricardo Fuller v Andy Griffin – December 2008
This was the latest Premier League crimson card for combating a team-mate, till Idrissa Gueye [Getty Images]
Stoke had been main 1-0 at West Ham when Andy Griffin slipped, permitting Carlton Cole to equalise for the Hammers.
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That was the cue for pandemonium to interrupt out as Potters ahead Ricardo Fuller gave his captain an earful and slapped him within the face, which obtained him despatched off.
Oh, and the hosts went on to attain a late winner.
Anwar El Ghazi v Tyrone Mings – September 2019
Aston Villa team-mates Anwar El Ghazi and Tyrone Mings’ contretemps got here in a goalless draw with West Ham.
Mings was sad at a scarcity of monitoring again from the Dutch winger, who appeared to try to headbutt the centre-back earlier than the pair resolved the state of affairs at half-time.
Hugo Lloris v Son Heung-min – July 2020
With Tottenham main 1-0 towards Everton, then Spurs captain Hugo Lloris took exception to Son Heung-min failing to trace again.
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The Frenchman ran over and shoved Son within the again because the groups left the pitch at half-time, prompting a livid response that was forgotten after the break as they held on for a win.
Ben White v Oleksandr Zinchenko – January 2024
Arsenal’s Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko needed to be separated following the hard-fought 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest.
The heated confrontation between the defensive duo was sparked by the concession of a late objective and subtle by the Gunners’ backroom employees.
Supervisor Mikel Arteta later praised each gamers for “demanding excellence”.
Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza – February 2024
Sheffield United team-mates Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza escaped a VAR test [Getty Images]
In February 2024, Sheffield United team-mates Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza needed to be separated as tempers flared throughout their 1-0 defeat at Wolves.
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The weird spat between the Blades duo led to the video assistant referee checking for a doable crimson card, however no motion was taken.
Supervisor Chris Wilder mentioned his gamers didn’t “overstep the mark” and dismissed the incident as one thing that occurs “at each membership up and down the nation, three or 4 instances a 12 months”.