Enzo Maresca lambasted Liam Delap for his “very stupid red card” and called on his young squad to “grow up”. Chelsea, 3-0 up at half-time, managed to turn this into a topsy-turvy tie that earned them a Carabao Cup quarter-final tie at Cardiff, but has cost them the services of their striker for Saturday’s game at Tottenham.
The Chelsea manager had no sympathy for Delap who, returning as a substitute after two months out with a hamstring injury, was dismissed for collecting two similar yellow cards in seven late minutes.
