CHELSEA are acceptable to beryllium deed with a record-breaking good aft making Premier League history.
Enzo Maresca's broadside secured a 2-1 triumph implicit Newcastle connected Sunday courtesy of goals from Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer.
However, it was the Blues' deficiency of subject which has landed them successful blistery water.
According to Daily Mail newsman Kieran Gill, the club's six yellowish cards against the Magpies has seen them go the archetypal broadside to person six yellowish paper cautions successful 3 games successful a season.
Chelsea saw Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto and Christopher Nkunku each booked during the Stamford Bridge clash.
The Prem fines clubs that bash this successful 1 lucifer £25,000, with the punishment expanding for repetition offenders. Six teams suffered this destiny past season.
Chelsea were archetypal caught foul of the six-card threshold against Bournemouth, erstwhile they picked up 8 yellowish cards and were fined £25,000.
The 2nd juncture saw them fined £50,000 arsenic they registered six yellows against Nottingham Forest astatine the commencement of October.
And today's six cautions person landed them a good of £75,000, taking their full for the play up to a staggering £150,000.
Fofana and Marc Cucurella person been fixed the astir cards of immoderate subordinate successful the league this season, with six and 5 apiece.
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Meanwhile, the 36 yellowish cards they person picked up puts them 7 up of the next worst teams, Southampton and Wolves, who person 29 each.
Despite their excessive yellowish paper count, Chelsea are yet to spot a subordinate shown a reddish this season, with Arsenal starring that database with three.
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Speaking astir his side's seeming deficiency of subject aft the Forest gully earlier this month, Maresca said: "I similar the squad the mode they are warring for each different and becoming a team.
"I similar the tone of our team."
They are presently connected people to interruption their ain unwanted grounds of 105 yellowish cards acceptable nether Mauricio Pochettino past season.
On the crippled today, Maresca said: "I americium precise blessed with the show contiguous due to the fact that successful immoderate moments connected the ball, we were unbelievable.
"There were immoderate bully combinations and the mode we prepared the crippled was precisely there.
"Off the ball, they fought unneurotic and showed they deserved to win. This is important."