Cazorla was sent off after 79 minutes for a second yellow card after a foul on Chelsea’s former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
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– Reuters pic, October 9, 2015.Chelsea and Arsenal were both fined by the Football Association on Thursday following the behaviour of their players in last month’s ill-tempered Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.
Both the London teams were involved in an ugly on-field spat in the first half, and related to the incident involving Diego Costa, Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel Paulista.
The game was controversial and eventually saw Diego Costa slapped with a retrospective ban, as Chelsea won 2-0 and Arsenal finished the match with nine men.
“Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Chelsea and Arsenal have been fined £40,000 and £30,000 respectively and warned as to their future conduct after both clubs admitted a breach of FA Rule E20”, read a statement on the FA website.
The Blues have been slapped with a £40,000 fine, while the Gunners will have to pay £30,000. The FA has since revoked the card.
The discrepancy between the two sanctions was down to the previous disciplinary records of both clubs, the FA said.
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Costa, 26, received his ban for violent conduct after appearing to put his hand in Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny’s face, an incident which referee Mike Dean missed.
