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Is Delap banned in Premier League after EFL Cup red card?ByJonty ColmanBBC Sport journalistPublished30 October 2025Chelsea striker Liam Delap will be suspended for the Premier League match against Tottenham after being sent off against Wolves in the Carabao Cup.That is because red cards in the Premier League and EFL Cup carry over to a team’s next match.In the FA Cup, red card suspensions are also applied across competitions.Yellow card suspensions in the EFL Cup are also served in that competition only and not carried over to the Premier League or FA Cup.Delap, who made his first appearance in almost two months during Chelsea’s 4-3 win at Molineux, featured as a second-half substitute.The former Ipswich striker was shown two yellow cards in a matter of minutes prior to being shown a red card – the sixth Chelsea player and coaching staff member to be sent off in their last nine matches.Get in touchSend us your questionsContact formContact formImage source,Getty ImagesImage caption,Liam Delap, Enzo Maresca, Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Robert Sanchez and Joao Pedro have all received red cards in Chelsea’s last nine matchesIn the third round, Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike also received a red card and wasforced to miss the Reds’ Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace.Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella, who also featured as a substitute in the second half, picked up a suspension for his second yellow card of the season in the EFL Cup.That means Cucurella will miss the trip to Cardiff City in the quarter-finals of the competition, due to yellow card suspensions being competition-specific.This article is the latest from BBC Sport’sAsk Me Anythingteam.What is Ask Me Anything?Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions.We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do.The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits.We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world’s biggest sporting events.Our coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio.More questions answered…Are there replays in this season’s FA Cup?Why are teams making substitutions in the first minute of matches?Is masked Premier League star allowed to play in Baller League?What is the Fifpro World XI?Related topicsChelseaPremier LeagueFootballEFL Cup
Published: 2025-10-30T09:05:11
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