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Adam Booker·1 November 2025

📸 Should Bentancur have seen red for this challenge against Chelsea?

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It's been a rough opening 45 minutes for Tottenham in a London derby with Chelsea this evening. 

Thomas Frank's side find themselves one goal down at the break, and it perhaps could have been much worse. 

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Just before the break, Rodrigo Bentancur was late to the ball and landed his studs right on the shin of Reece James, prompting a VAR check and a scuffle between the players. 

Yet despite the check, the Uruguayan only received a yellow card for the challenge. 

Trevoh Chalobah was not happy and rushed to confront Bentancur, prompting the referee to book the Chelsea defender as well. 

Should the Spurs midfielder have seen red? The Chelsea players certainly thought so. 

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