Enzo Maresca says Nicolas Jackson COST Chelsea against Newcastle as boss reveals he will speak to striker who 'has to learn' after red card

Enzo Maresca volition talk to Nicolas Jackson astir learning from the reddish paper that outgo Chelsea successful their decision astatine Newcastle, denting their hopes of Champions League qualification.

The striker was sent disconnected successful the archetypal fractional aft landing his elbow successful the look of defender Sven Botman. VAR recommended a reappraisal aft referee John Brooks gave an on-field yellow.

Chelsea, trailing 1-0 astatine the time, fought valiantly with 10 men but Newcastle skipper Bruno Guimaraes made definite of the effect successful the 90th minute.

Maresca said: ‘For definite it (the reddish card) affected the game, 100 per cent. And 100 per cent helium has to learn, particularly astatine this signifier of this play wherever we person 2 much games.

‘What we person to debar is these benignant of things, due to the fact that you request each of your squad disposable for the adjacent game. It happened, helium volition beryllium retired for the season, and helium needs to larn for the future. In the adjacent time we'll talk with Nico.’

Maresca appeared to person nary ailment with the decision, but did judge the ambiance wrong St James’ Park swayed immoderate decisions.

‘If the referee decides a reddish card, it’s a reddish card,’ helium said. ‘But successful immoderate antithetic decisions, successful this stadium, sometimes it's the sound that decides if it's a foul oregon not.’

He was, though, pleased with his team’s response, adjacent if the decision means they volition astir apt person to bushed some Manchester United and Nottingham Forest successful their remaining games to safeguard their top-five position.

‘Even with that (red card), I deliberation successful the 2nd half, the spirit, the energy, the effort from the players has been fantastic,’ helium said. ‘We created 3 wide chances to score. 

'Unfortunately, we didn't people and past successful the past infinitesimal we conceded the 2nd one. But I deliberation successful the 2nd fractional the squad was precise good. Now, we person to triumph our past 2 matches. We cognize what we person to do.’

Chelsea’s players had protested against Jackson’s sending-off, but Newcastle brag Eddie Howe was adamant the close telephone was made.

‘Initially, my gut absorption was, “That's a sending-off”, due to the fact that I could spot that Jackson wasn't looking astatine the ball,’ said Howe. ‘He was looking astatine the antheral and I deliberation that ever puts you successful a susceptible position, particularly if you marque interaction with your elbow similar helium did.

‘I've conscionable seen it erstwhile I was being interviewed connected the TV determination and for me, my sentiment hasn't changed, I bash deliberation it's a reddish card.’

Howe, meanwhile, praised his goalkeeper Nick Pope for 2 saves that protected their pb and helped enactment them 3 points from adjacent season’s Champions League.

He added: ’Credit to Chelsea for however they played, but besides recognition to america for successful those hard moments - and you tin consciousness it astir the stadium – we stayed strong, and that's wherever I person to notation Nick due to the fact that those 2 saves, I thought, were world-class.

‘It’s a monolithic triumph for us. We knew that earlier the game, we knew the importance. It’s truthful tight, and that has enactment america successful a stronger position, but it’s inactive precise choky and we’ve got 2 games wherever we person to support our absorption and effort to get arsenic galore points arsenic we can.’