Chelsea’s nightmare start to the season may be about to get a whole lot worse.
On top of losing 1-0 to Stoke, the defending champions may have to do without star striker Diego Costa after the Brazilian-born forward was reported to referee Anthony Taylor for allegedly assaulting a steward.
A steward has reported Diego Costa to the ref for "assault". Chelsea don't believe it is, looks innocuous on the video. Report in a mo
— Sam Matterface (@sammatterface) November 7, 2015
Chelsea have enough problems as it is without dealing with something like this.
Costa makes contact with the steward when attempting to retrieve the ball, but in fairness to the Spanish international, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot in it.