Chelsea: How many games is Enzo Maresca suspended for after Liverpool red card?

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·4 October 2025

Chelsea: How many games is Enzo Maresca suspended for after Liverpool red card?

Chelsea head coach must now serve a punishment after being sent off in the win at Stamford Bridge

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Enzo Maresca let the emotions get the best of him as Chelsea sealed a dramatic win over Liverpool on Saturday.

Estevao Willian’s 95th minute goal, his first for the club, at Stamford Bridge secured a first Premier League victory for the Blues since before the September international break.

Such was the importance of the moment, Maresca darted down the touchline to join in the celebrations with his players by the corner flag.

As a result, the Chelsea head coach found himself heading down the tunnel for the final two minutes of action after being sent-off for two bookable offences.

The first yellow card came in the first-half as he appeared to protest Anthony Taylor’s decision to not award the Blues a penalty after Alejandro Garnacho had gone down in the area under a challenge from Dominik Szoboszlai.

Therefore, after leaving his technical area to celebrate Estevao’s winner, Maresca was duly shown a second yellow card and given his marching orders.

This is the fourth time in the last five games across all competitions where Chelsea have received a red card after Robert Sanchez, Trevoh Chalobah and Joao Pedro were dismissed against Manchester United, Brighton and Benfica respectively.

Maresca has already served one part of his punishment for the red card as he was not allowed to address the media after the game, as per Premier League rules.

That said, some Chelsea supporters may be wondering how many games the Italian will be suspended for.

How many games is Enzo Maresca suspended for?

The answer is simple, just the one game. Maresca will now serve a suspension against Nottingham Forest in Chelsea’s first game after the international break on October 18, 2025.

This means the Italian cannot take his place in his technical area at the City Ground as the Blues look to build on their win over Liverpool.

Maresca will be back in the dugout for the Champions League tie at home to Ajax four days later and then the Premier League encounter with Sunderland the following weekend.