Taylor calls for calm after card frenzy
Gareth Taylor has urged referees to be less hasty in reaching for their cards after Manchester City were reduced to nine players in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea. Alex Greenwood was sent off in the 38th minute after receiving a second yellow for time-wasting at a free-kick, then Lauren Hemp trudged off in the 81st minute after a foul earned her a second booking as City tried to defend a 1-0 lead against the champions. In total the referee, Emily Heaslip, showed 11 yellow cards during the game, a consequence of officiating changes introduced at the start of the season. “Let’s move it a little bit slower because, if not, it will be an eight-a-side league unfortunately,” said City’s manager. “If there is consistency, then in most of the games, we will see a lot of that – where there is yellow cards and red cards,” Emily Keogh
