Chelsea will contest the Football Association's charge of violent conduct against Diego Costa for an alleged stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can.
The
Football Association independent panel will reach a decision on Friday
and if found guilty, Costa will face an immediate three-match ban with
no right of appeal - meaning he would miss the Blues' vital Premier
League clash against Manchester City on Saturday evening.
Chelsea
boss Jose Mourinho insisted after the match that any contact Costa made
with Can was purely accidental but his Liverpool counterpart Brendan
Rodgers disagreed.
"[Costa] has this edge to him," the Northern
Irishman, who felt the 26-year-old should have also been punished for
another alleged stamp on Martin Skrtel, told reporters. "With Emre Can,
that was poor, I felt."
Rodgers added: "He could easily hurdle
over the young player and he directs his studs right on to his ankle,
which could've been nasty.
"Again, the one with Martin Skrtel,
there's no need to do it. That's the sad thing. He's a top-class player
and he's clever enough that the officials don't see it."
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