BBC · Nov 4
Palmer should have been sent off for Fernandes barge - panel
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Cole Palmer should have received a straight red card for violent conduct in Chelsea's 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, the Premier League Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has ruled.
The England international was cautioned by referee Chris Kavanagh in the 70th minute after barging into Spurs midfielder Mateus Fernandes.
Palmer did so with such force that it caused the Portugal international's head to snap back.
The KMI Panel voted 3:2 that Kavanagh should have shown a red card on the field.
However, the KMI Panel unanimously supported the decision of the VAR, John Brooks, not to intervene.