56 Bookings But Pochettino Plays Down Chelsea's Disciplinary Record

Chelsea's 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday came at an extra cost as Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling received yellow cards that will see them miss Wednesday's visit of Crystal Palace.

Reece James, Marlo Gusto and Conor Gallagher have all picked up red cards this season while Nicolas Jackson is two yellow cards away from serving his second suspension of the season.

Chelsea have received 56 bookings so far in the league this season which is the most in the division.

But Pochettino says inexperience, not a lack of discipline, is to blame for Chelsea's poor disciplinary record.

“No, it’s representative that we play for Chelsea, we are in a big club, you feel the pressure,” he said. 

“When you are frustrated, and you don’t have maybe the experience of other teams, you make a mistake.

“Palmer is playing for us his first season as a regular. It’s normal. The players care, they want to win, they are frustrated.

“It’s not discipline. We need to have more the capacity to read the situation of the game.”