Chelsea hit with eye-watering fine after setting unwanted record in Newcastle win

Chelsea will be hit with a £75,000 fine after they became the first team in history to receive six or more yellow cards in three games in one season.

The Blues hosted at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with goals from Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson . But they also had a series of run-ins with referee Simon Hooper.

A total of six players, , were booked by Hooper. Defender Wesley Fofana went into the book after just 11 minutes before Romeo Lavia followed him soon after the break.

Noni Madueke followed nine minutes later before Robert Sanchez and Pedro Neto were booked in quick succession in the final 10 minutes. To wrap up their ill-disciplined day, both Maresca and Christopher Nkunku were shown a yellow in injury time.

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That comes after games against and where also saw six or more players booked. handed out a £25,000 fine after the win over the Cherries in September.

That was then upped to a £50,000 fine after the Forest clash. And has confirmed that the Blues can expect another hefty fine which will slightly sour Sunday's win.

In a statement, the FA said: This will be a £75k fine for Chelsea for 6+ cautioned in today's game (third multi-participant misconduct of the season)."

Palmer had an early goal ruled out by the VAR before Jackson fired home to hand the Blues the lead 18 minutes in. Alexander Isak levelled the score with a tap-in just after the half-hour mark.

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But Palmer then stepped up to claim all three points for the hosts when he fired the ball past from just inside the penalty area. And Maresca was happy with his side's efforts.

"It was a different kind of game compared to the rest. We know how strong they are and how good they are. We had some good moments on the ball, very happy overall," he told Sky Sports.

"I am always concerned. We can attack better and defend better. We started three months ago so I am very happy where we are now. The important thing is the feeling is good. We play nine games already. I am not looking at the table at the moment.

"If you do that sometimes you can be confused. The players are understanding every day what we are working for. The fans can enjoy and dream. Us as a club and as players, we need to understand there are many things we can do better."

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