Blues players 'are old enough to know better' - Sutton

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton says Chelsea need to address their ill-discipline "collectively" because it is hindering them this season in their push for a top-four finish.

Chelsea have received seven red cards from 28 games in the 2025-26 season, with winger Pedro Neto the latest to see red in a 2-1 defeat by league leaders Arsenal.

The Blues are seeing red an average of once every four games, and if that run continues they might match or break the current record.

"Neto is not 18 or 19 years old where you can maybe excuse it as youthful exuberance," said Sutton on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club. "He is 25 years old.

"His second challenge was just idiotic, especially such a short time after the first - he'd literally just been booked.

"Collectively, it is a problem because they don't want to be in that position, so you should assume it is something they have discussed. It's also not like it's difficult to get to the bottom of."

In addition to Neto, Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Moises Caicedo, Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella have all been given their marching orders by referees this campaign.

"They [all the red cards so far this season by players] are all different but you can't excuse Neto's sending off and because of it they are shooting themselves in the foot," Sutton added.

"It's not helping Liam Rosenior and their top-four aims. He talks about accountability and that is a young, inexperienced squad - but they are old enough to know better."

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