Wilfred Ndidi was surprisingly not sent off after catching Cole Palmer on the back of his heel on November 23The Nigerian midfielder was only booked for the challenge with the VAR agreeing with the centre referee,

According the Premier League match panel, via TNT presenter Lynsey Hipgrave, the Ghana international escaped further punishment as the VAR noted he was only a short distance from Palmer when he launched into the tackle, while the challenge was also said to lack ‘intensity’.

Cole Palmer made the switch from treble-winning Manchester City to West London to join Chelsea over the summer of 2023. Much was made about his own £42.5 million price tag, with the move causing some controversy.