Chelsea news: Everton, Blues duo "lucky" not to receive red card in feisty Hill Dickinson Stadium clash

By Darren Plant | 19 Oct 2026 11:51, Last updated: 19 Oct 2026 12:02

Chelsea attacker Morgan Rogers was 1 of 2 players "lucky" not to beryllium sent disconnected successful Saturday's Premier League fixture against Everton.

That is the presumption of erstwhile Premier League authoritative Dermot Gallagher, who besides felt that Toffees youngster Harrison Armstrong ran the hazard of being dismissed.

The visitors recorded a 2-0 victory acknowledgment to a Pedro Neto double, portion the wounded sustained by Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez dominated the headlines post-match.

However, successful a feisty crippled astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium, determination were aggregate incidents that could person led to reddish cards for some teams.

Rogers - portion connected a yellowish paper - lunging into a situation connected James Garner attracted the astir debate, albeit it being a one-sided presumption that the £117m summertime signing should person been dismissed.

Ref watch: Gallagher says Everton, Chelsea players fortunate to debar reddish card

Speaking connected Sky Sports News' 'Ref Watch', Gallagher says that Rogers was saved by the referee and adjunct referee deciding that helium had not committed a foul.

He said: "He's fortunate the referee didn't springiness a escaped kick. If you look astatine the outcome, the referee plays on. Because helium does that, the dilemma past for VAR is whether it's a 2nd yellow, but helium can't spell for that.

"Is it capable for a red? That's his [VAR's] balance. If the referee hasn't fixed a foul, it takes the VAR retired of the equation.

"I deliberation it's connected the threshold [of a consecutive reddish card] and erstwhile it's there, that's the dilemma of this 2nd yellowish card.

"There is simply a damning space wherever you spot him leap into it, truthful that unsocial would nonstop informing bells into the referee's head.

"But the referee chose to play on. He didn't deliberation it was a foul.

"Being a foul isn't enough. The linesman besides made a bully constituent that they some lunged and that's the different happening - who is the existent blameworthy party?"

Should Harrison Armstrong person been sent disconnected against Chelsea?

Gallagher was besides of the sentiment that Armstrong could person been red-carded for a similar, albeit marginally-less forceful, situation connected Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong.

He added: "He is fortunate helium did not drawback him, helium catches him with his shin alternatively than his studs - if you drawback idiosyncratic with your studs and a consecutive leg, you are going to get sent off.

"If you are fortunate similar helium is, you get a small spot of leeway erstwhile you drawback him with his shin."

Victory for Chelsea has moved them into 4th spot successful the Premier League table.