• Gabriel was sent off for flicking boot at Chelsea striker Costa
• Arsenal want defender’s three-game suspension reducedArsenal are to ask the Football organization to reduce Gabriel Paulista’s three-match ban in the wake of the Brazilian’s red card during Saturday’s fractious ((adj.) troublesome or irritable) derby defeat at Chelsea.
Gabriel’s ban on a charge of violent conduct will commence with Wednesday’s Capital One Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur after the defender flicked out a heel at Diego Costa in stoppage time at the halt of the first half at Stamford Bridge. That flashpoint had come immediately after the pair had been booked after a clash in the Arsenal penalty area,with the referee, Mike Dean, or consulting one of his assistants before producing the red card.
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Source: theguardian.com