Overview

• He will be absent from the dugout at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, confined to the stands for the match.
• Assistant coach Willy Caballero is expected to handle touchline duties at the City Ground.
• He was dismissed with a second yellow from referee Anthony Taylor after leaving the technical area to celebrate Estevao Willian’s stoppage-time winner over Liverpool, having already been booked for dissent.
• The FA said he acted in an improper manner or used abusive or insulting words or behaviour, and he accepted the charge.
• It is his second touchline suspension since taking the Chelsea job, following an April 2025 ban after a late goal celebration at Fulham.