Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo is in a spot of bother, as he is very close to getting a two-match suspension from the Premier League. The £115 million signing from Brighton has nine yellow cards in the league this season, which is one less than the 10-card limit. The Premier League’s rules say that players who get 10 bookings before their club’s 32nd game of the season are automatically banned for two games.
In the 2025/26 season, Caicedo has played in 24 Premier League games and gotten nine yellow cards and one red card. He has also scored three goals and assisted one. The Ecuadorian player has already missed four Premier League games this season due to suspensions, and he has also missed a fifth in all competitions. Chelsea have had to deal with his disciplinary problems all season, and things are getting even more serious as the end of the season approaches.
One report said that Caicedo’s reputation now precedes him with Premier League officials, so he needs to stop giving referees decisions to make. Earlier in the season, Caicedo himself said this:
“Yes, for sure. I think players don’t like to get yellow cards or red cards. I need to learn from that. I try to help my team, and that’s the way I play.”
Chelsea are currently in sixth place in the Premier League with 48 points from 30 games. Their next games are going to be very tough. If Caicedo gets a yellow card against Everton on Saturday, he won’t be able to play in either the Manchester City or Manchester United games. That would mean that Chelsea would be without their midfield enforcer during what is probably the most important part of the season for them.
Chelsea Facing Crucial Everton Test Without Key Absentees on Saturday
Chelsea are not doing well going into the Everton game; they have lost three games in a row in all competitions. They lost 5-2 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and then they lost 1-0 at home to Newcastle in the league. Reece James, Dario Essugo, Filip Jorgensen, Jamie Gittens, and Levi Colwill are among the key players who won’t be able to go to Merseyside.
Evertonare in eighth place with 43 points. They haven’t always played well at home this season, but they usually do well against Chelsea. Liam Rosenior’s team need to play well and stay focused if they want to get all three points and keep Caicedo’s record clean at the same time. The margin for error is very small, and if the Ecuadorian makes a mistake, it could cost Chelsea a lot in the coming weeks.