Chelsea set to be fined by FA for offence in draw against Nottingham Forest - Reports

Chelsea will be reportedly slapped with a £50,000 fine by the FA for receiving six yellow cards in their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, October 6. The match ended in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Blues midfielder Moisés Caicedo received the first booking of the match for committing a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White in the 21st minute. Referee Chris Kavanagh awarded Nottingham Forest's James Ward-Prowse the game's second yellow card for committing a foul on Cole Palmer in the 36th minute.

Forest opened the scoring just four minutes into the second half as Chris Wood tapped the ball home after being set up by Nikola Milenkovic's header. Chelsea found their equalizer through Noni Madueke, who was set up by Cole Palmer in the 57th minute.

Palmer was awarded a yellow card for dissent in the 75th minute. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest were reduced to ten men after James Ward-Prowse was shown his second booking in the 78th minute for handling the ball to prevent Nicolas Jackson from countering.

Chelsea's Marc Cucurella and Levi Colwill, along with Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams, were booked by Chris Kavanagh in the 89th minute for a scuffle involving the trio. Forest shot-stopper Matz Sels was given a yellow card for time wasting in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time.

Blues' Pedro Neto was booked for committing a foul on Nicolás Domínguez three minutes later. Wesley Fofana was shown the sixth yellow card for the home side for a foul on Jota Silva in the 12th minute of stoppage time.

Journalist Kieran Gill reported that the FA will charge Chelsea a penalty of £50,000 for the bookings, which is also their second offence this season.

The Blues received eight yellow cards in their Premier League clash against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on September 14. The clubs set a record for most yellow cards in a league game, with referee Anthony Taylor handing out 14 bookings overall.

Chelsea had to pay a £25,000 fine for the bookings against the Cherries and now, the Blues will reportedly have to pay double the penalty for the cautions in the recent clash.

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Enzo Maresca on Chelsea's Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca sharing his thoughts on his squad's performance against Nottingham Forest. The Blues had eight shots on target while maintaining 66% ball possession.

Enzo Maresca shared his opinion on the home side's display against Nottingham Forest and said (via the official club website):

"In the first 45 minutes, we didn’t concede anything, we controlled the game, we created chances and the performance was very good because you can become frustrated against this kind of team. Compared to Brighton, it was a completely different kind of game so you have to learn how to play."

"In the first half, it was top. In the second half, we conceded the goal and it became a bit more up and down. But we scored immediately, and I think we were in control," the Italian manager added.

When asked if he was concerned about a disciplinary problem in his squad with regards to the bookings, Maresca said:

"The team is fighting all together and I don’t think some of them ‘lost their head’. I think all of them were in the game and I was happy with that. Probably there are things we can improve but overall I like the team and the way they are fighting. I like the team, the way they are becoming a team in these kinds of things and I don’t see any problems with that."

"If you ask me about the team spirit, the way they are fighting together and the way they are doing things together, I am very happy with that," the former Leicester City boss added.

Following the draw against Nottingham Forest, Enzo Maresca's squad are now fourth on the Premier League table with 14 points from seven matches.