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It's funny to be talking about a referee's over-eagerness to flash yellow cards, after official Anthony Taylor flashed a Premier League record FOURTEEN yellows yesterday during Chelsea's 1-0 win against Bournemouth.

And the first two cautions today, one to Arsenal's Saliba, one to Tottenham's Udogie, were fair enough. No complaints. Likewise with Timber.

But the third, a few moments ago, for Rodrigo Bentancur, appeared harsh. He snapped into a tackle and was turned by Havertz (not a yellow), mistimed a tackle from the side and accidentally tripped Havertz (not a yellow), and then stood over the ball as Havertz got to his feet (also not a yellow).

The booking for Vicario for his role in the melee after that Timber foul was a bit needless, too. Just tell them to calm it down and get on with it.