John Terry to face Manchester United
September 16, 2008
As Chelsea stamped their intent on the Premiership title on the weekend, with a resounding 3-0 victory over Man City (spoiling Robinho’s debut in the process) the only downside to their weekend was the red card to captain JT. This meant he’d miss the next game, against champions Man UTD at the Bridge.
With a three game ban looming, Chelsea appealed the dismissal, from referee Mark Halsey, for a foul on the City striker Jo. He’d decreed that the foul by Terry was serious foul play and the Chelsea and England skipper received a straight red. However Chelsea’s appeal was successful, and the sending off has been overturned, allowing JT to play in the next three games, including the crunch match next Sunday against United.
Terry fouled Jo in the middle of the pitch, with Carvalho and Bosingwa both providing cover, meaning there was no goal scoring chance. However the referee sent JT off for serious foul play, which he had clearly not been guilty of.
That’s bad news for United, who are finding defending their title tough going. They’re only on four points from nine, and face a full strength Chelsea away, without defender Vidic who was red carded in their defeat to Liverpool.
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