AWFUL FOUL BY MARKO MARIN IN CHELSEA-QPR
Chelsea winger Marko Marin was lucky to escape a red card in the opening stages of his first Premier League start against QPR on Wednesday night.
The former Werder Bremen man has struggled to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge since his £7m move to the European champions in the summer.
And he was fortunate not to heading back to the dressing room after only four minutes against relegation strugglers QPR for a terrible lunge at Stephane Mbia.
Having lost control of the ball on the right hand side, the German lunged at Mbia with all studs showing.
Despite the severity of the challenge referee Lee Mason opted to only produce a yellow card, a decision that would surely have angered QPR boss Harry Redknapp as his side looked to enhance their chances of survival with a victory at Stamford Bridge.
For all the world though it looked like Mbia was lucky to escape a serious injury and the commentary team on 5 live were convinced that the tackle deserved a sending off.
The former Werder Bremen man has struggled to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge since his £7m move to the European champions in the summer.
And he was fortunate not to heading back to the dressing room after only four minutes against relegation strugglers QPR for a terrible lunge at Stephane Mbia.
Having lost control of the ball on the right hand side, the German lunged at Mbia with all studs showing.Despite the severity of the challenge referee Lee Mason opted to only produce a yellow card, a decision that would surely have angered QPR boss Harry Redknapp as his side looked to enhance their chances of survival with a victory at Stamford Bridge.
For all the world though it looked like Mbia was lucky to escape a serious injury and the commentary team on 5 live were convinced that the tackle deserved a sending off.