Chelsea central defender Charoba is not a violent foul, and he will be suspended for one game according to the rules

Tiger Pulp, September 28th, Chelsea lost 1-3 to Brighton at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Saturday, Trevo Chaloba was sent off. At the beginning of the second half, the Blues led by one goal, but Andre Santos' mistake put his teammates in an extremely embarrassing situation.

Brighton's Diego Gomez is rushing to the goal with all his might, and as the last defensive player, Charoba put him down.

After a long VAR check, Darren England finally recommended that the referee Simon Hooper use the sideline monitor, and the Chelsea defender was shown a red card.

Chaloba will therefore face a penalty of one ban in the English domestic league. This is a typical case of red cards being awarded on the grounds of preventing obvious goalscoring opportunities, and the referee's on-site announcement also confirms this.

In addition, just six days ago, Robert Sanchez was sent off for the same reason in his loss to Manchester United last weekend - not violent acts. This means his suspension lasts only one game, not three.

Chelsea's next game is their last domestic game before the next international game day. They will face defending champion Liverpool next Saturday (October 4) at 5:30 pm at Stamford Bridge.

This means that Charoba is still eligible for the Champions League match between the Blues and Benfica, which is also played at Stamford Bridge and will be held earlier (Tuesday, September 30).