Chelsea’s Cole Palmer is judged to have been wrongly kept on the pitch in the 2-0 London derby defeat to Tottenham, with the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel saying he should have received a straight red card for violent conduct.
Multiple outlets report that Palmer ultimately received two yellow cards, leading to a dismissal, but the KMI Panel’s view is that an earlier sending-off should have occurred for an incident involving Spurs midfielder Mateus Fernandes. Coverage focuses on how the referee handled the confrontation, including that the event was treated as a bookable offence rather than straight red.
One outlet also highlights the KMI Panel’s broader review of missed decisions in other matches, citing additional examples beyond the Tottenham game. Overall, the accounts are consistent on the panel’s core conclusion about the proper disciplinary outcome for Palmer during the Tottenham clash, while differing on what other refereeing issues were mentioned alongside it.
