The sending off of Pedro Neto certainly didn’t aid Chelsea’s cause against Arsenal on Sunday, and the Portuguese’s reaction to receiving two yellow cards could come back to haunt him—the FA have confirmed a charge of allegedly “acting in an improper manner” towards referee Darren England.
Neto’s wild, counter-attack stopping lunge on Gabriel Martinelli was certainly worthy of a booking, but the 25-year-old had some choice words for the official before leaving the field having been carded minutes earlier for showing dissent.
