Thiago Silva has not been fired.
Then he was behind Chelsea’s equalizer against Crystal Palace.
– I think it’s a red card, says expert Friedrich Ljungberg on Fiplay.
Odsonne Édouard gave Crystal Palace a dreamy start against Chelsea at Selhurst Park and half an hour later the team looked poised to continue facing a man.
Experienced Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva He dribbled the ball into the backline, allowing Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew to steal the ball away. But Silva extended his arm and with it stopped the ball and Ayew was able to move freely towards the goal.
Silva near the red card
Referee Chris Kavanagh looked at the VAR screen to see if Thiago Silva would score the red card but settled for a yellow card for copper.
Patrick Vieira, both the home team’s fans and the home coach, were furious and the Frenchman spoke at length with the fourth official about the decision. Even in the Viaplay studio, people were wondering about the missing red card.
– I think he (Jordan Ayew) can get free and then that’s a red card, I think, says expert Frederic Ljungberg.
– misses and seizes the opportunity, wants a free kick, lies down, takes the ball and wants a free kick. I don’t like to see him as a central defender. If there’s no one in the back, I think it’s red.
Delivery help
Just two minutes after Thiago Silva was able to exhale, he helped score the Chelsea goal.
Silva nodded to striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored his first goal Premier LeagueA goal for Chelsea.
The much-discussed referee turned out to be decisive in the match. Chelsea won the match after Conor Gallagher’s 90th minute win.
