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March 1st 2026 Chelsea received their 7th red card of the season making them the team with the most red cards in the Premier League this season. There are 10 games left of this current Premier League season so there still is a possibility that Chelsea could tie or even overtake the record of most red cards by a Premier League team in a single campaign. The record is currently held by Sunderland (2009/2010) and Queens Park Rangers (2011/2012) with both clubs receiving 9 red cards in their respective seasons. Here is a breakdown of all the red cards Chelsea have received this season:

Manchester United vs Chelsea (20 September 2025)

The first of many red cards came in Chelsea’s first big test in the Premier League this season against Manchester United at Old Trafford where The Blues have failed to secure a win at that stadium since May 2013. The red card in this game came very early on as the Manchester United’s goalkeeper, Altay Bayindir, lobbed a long ball forward which was flicked on by their striker, Benjamin Šeško, to find Bryan Mbeumo in behind Chelsea’s defence which prompted Chelsea’s goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to come out of his penalty area and attempt a slide challenge outside of the box. The Spanish goalkeeper’s challenge was late as well as a clear denial of a goal scoring opportunity which resulted in Sanchez being issued Chelsea’s first red card of the season within the first 5 minutes of the game.

Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion (27 September 2025)

The Blues’ 2nd red card came in their very next Premier League game where they hosted Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge. The booking came early on in the 2nd half of the game where Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos had a poor touch facing backwards towards his goalkeeper which allowed Brighton player, Kaoru Mitoma, to pressure the Brazilian into a back pass that found fellow Brighton player Diego Gomez in through on goal. This error prompted Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah to make a last-ditch challenge in behind Gomez which was the match official deemed a foul as well as a denial of a clear goal scoring opportunity and as we already know, that is a straight red card offense.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea (18 October 2025)

Chelsea’s 3rd red card of the season came against struggling Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. This time the booking was not a straight red card offense but rather an accumulation of 1 too many yellows with the guilty party being Chelsea defender Malo Gusto. The 22-year-old Frenchman received his first yellow card booking in the 54th minute of the game after his high-footed challenge on Forest defender Nikola Milenkovic. The second booking came in the late stages of the game as even though Chelsea were 3-0 up, Malo Gusto made a needless and reckless sliding challenge on another Forest defender Nico Williams while the Left Back was still in Nottingham Forest’s half of the field after receiving the ball from their goalkeeper. That foul was indeed a yellow card offense which meant that with a 2nd yellow card booking, Malo Gusto was sent off and became the recipient of Chelsea’s 3rd red card of the season.

Chelsea vs Arsenal (30 November 2025)

After the Forest game Chelsea went 5 straight Premier League games without a red card incident occurring however unfortunately during the first of many London derbies this season between rivals Arsenal and Chelsea, the red card incidents continued. During the game, Chelsea and Arsenal were fairly even for most of the first half until Moises Caicedo made a high studs showing challenge on Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino’s ankle after the Spanish player had a received a pass from his Gunners teammate Jurrien Timber. The match official in real time did not see too much wrong with the challenge and Caicedo only received a yellow card however VAR intervened. After multiple reviews the challenge was deemed reckless and dangerous which resulted in the Chelsea midfielder’s yellow card being rescinded and was given a straight red card in the 38th minute of the game. This officially was Chelsea’s 4th red card of the season and their 3rd in 3 months.

Fulham vs Chelsea (7 January 2026)

By the time 2026 rolled around Chelsea had let go of Head Coach Enzo Maresca and prior to his departure Chelsea had not had a red card incident for the past 7 Premier League games until The Blues were set for another London derby against Fulham. In the 22nd minute of the game Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno had launched a long ball forward that found its way to Fulham attacker Harry Wilson who was battling with Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella to receive the pass. Wilson had seemingly beat his man to the ball however Cucurella had made the decision to pull back the Fulham player by his arm which caused Harry Wilson to tumble to ground which promoted the match official to immediately blow the whistle. The Chelsea defender was given a red card for, you guessed it, an illegal challenge that denied a clear goal scoring opportunity and that made Marc Cucurella the 5th Chelsea player to be booked for a red card this Premier League campaign.

Chelsea vs Burnley (21 February 2026)

Chelsea’s 6th yellow card of the season came in the form of another double booking courtesy of another defender in Wesley Fofana. Fofana had received a yellow card in the first half after a foul on Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri which took place in the 34th minute of the game which meant for the rest of the game the French Centre Back had to be careful not to join Chelsea’s growing list of sending offs. Wesley Fofana was however not careful as the 25-year-old made a lunging challenge at James Ward-Prowse which resulted in Fofana stomping on the Burnley player’s foot and as you might have guessed it, the Chelsea Centre Back received his 2nd yellow card which translated to The Blue’s 6th red card of the current Premier League season.

Arsenal vs Chelsea (1 March 2026)

Chelsea’s 7th and most recent red card comes from yet another double-booking scenario where The Blues’ ill-discipline heavily effected the results of yet another London derby. The London derby rematch saw a quick double booking for Chelsea winger Pedro Neto who had received a yellow card in the 67th minute of the game for descent towards the match official as the Portuguese winger felt that there was a foul in the built up to Arsenal’s 2nd goal of the game from a set piece corner. 3 minutes after that moment, Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli was on a counter attacking run off the back of a Chelsea corner and Pedro Neto was on the defence. The 25-year-old Chelsea player made a reckless sliding challenge onto Martinelli who was taken down but still managed to immediately get back up to continue the attack however the match official had stopped the game to issue Neto his 2nd yellow card and Chelsea’s 7th red card in the Premier League this season.

Red Cards Outside the Premier League

Chelsea players’ disciplinary issues were not only in the Premier League this campaign however it is the competition where it has happened the most frequently. Chelsea this season are officially on 10 red cards overall this season when you include the red card striker Liam Delap received in Chelsea’s 4-3 victory over Wolves in the EFL Cup back in October 2025 following his double yellow card booking in the late stages of the game. One of the other red cards came in the UEFA Champions League where João Pedro also got himself a double booking in Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Benfica in September 2025. The other red card was not received by any on field player but rather it was issued to the club’s then Head Coach at the time Enzo Maresca for his celebrations following Chelsea’s last-minute winner against Liverpool also in October 2025. Depending on who you are, you may count it as Chelsea having 8 red cards in the Premier League so far this season thanks to Enzo Maresca however officially only players receiving red cards would count towards Chelsea reaching and potentially breaking the record for most red card in a single Premier League campaign.