The Football Association will take no action against Burnley's
Ashley Barnes for his tackle on Chelsea's Nemanja Matic, who is set to
appeal against the red card he received for his reaction.
Barnes put in a dangerously high challenge on Matic but was not even
cautioned by referee Martin Atkinson during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at
Stamford Bridge. Serbian Matic was furious at the tackle and was
shown a straight red card after retaliating by barging the Clarets
striker to the ground.
The FA will not re-referee the incident and
so cannot take retrospective action against Barnes, but Sky sources
understand the Blues will attempt to have Matic's dismissal overturned.
The FA said in a statement: “In the vast majority of challenges for
the ball, no retrospective action is taken as the incident has been seen
by the match officials.”
“Whole game in agreement that, in vast
majority of cases, match officials are best-placed to deal with
incidents to avoid re-refereeing.”
“In line with this rationale, FA confirm no further action in relation to Ashley Barnes as incident was seen by the officials.”
As
it stands, Matic will be suspended for Chelsea’s next three matches,
starting with the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham at Wembley on
Sunday.
Official Atkinson, meanwhile, has been demoted from refereeing a Premier
League game this weekend and will instead be the fourth official for
Manchester United's home clash with Sunderland on Saturday.
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