- Alvaro Morata got yellow carded against Bournemouth in the League Cup for his celebration
- The yellow card effectively rules him out of Chelsea's visit to Everton
- Conte earlier admitted Morata will be a big loss
- Morata posted a picture of his celebration and posted it on instagram with a love message to his wife
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata was booked in Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Bournemouth in the quarter final of the League Cup after scoring the winning goal.
Morata picked up the booking on Wednesday night, while celebrating his late winner against Bournemouth in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup.
The Spaniard could not contain his joy and was booked by referee Lee Mason, Conte, whose side plays Arsenal in the semi final, said: “We must be pleased. We had a great reaction to their goal.
Morata reacts to his yellow card. Source: SUN
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It means Antonio Conte will be without Morata for the trip to Goodison Park this weekend as it was the forward’s fifth booking in domestic competitions.
Morata didn’t seem overly bothered, though, sending a tribute to his wife on Instagram: ‘What a thrill!! You’re the best thing in my life.
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Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte had earlier bemoaned Alvaro Morata’s yellow card, which rules him out of this weekend’s Premier League game against Everton.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng