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Chelsea winger Pedro Neto handed one-match suspension for misconduct following red card

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Chelsea forward Pedro Neto has been ⁠fined 70,000 pounds ($93,000) and suspended for one match for ‌misconduct after he was sent off ‌in the Premier League ‌defeat by Arsenal this month, the ‌Football Association said on Friday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neto-pedro/lxtnUkIP/"]Neto[/a] ‌received two yellow cards in the space of three minutes - ‌one for dissent after an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]⁠Arsenal[/a] ‌goal and the second for a ​foul on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinelli/dITe5M88/"]Gabriel Martinelli[/a], in the 2-1 loss to ​the league leaders.[/p][p][b]"It was alleged that the player acted in ⁠an ​improper manner by failing to leave the pitch promptly and/or using abusive words towards the ‌match official/s following his dismissal in the 70th minute," [/b]the FA said.[/p][embed guid="d6a22d6e-a550-419f-9032-129641725233" url="https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2032465217343332812" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]'s ninth red card of the season across all competitions and Neto admitted the charge against him. He will miss the ‌match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle United[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/?mid=juf03THP"]on ​Saturday[/a].[/p][p]The Portuguese winger also faces ‌UEFA disciplinary proceedings after pushing a ball boy during Wednesday's 5-2 Champions League loss at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris St Germain[/a].[/p]

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