Chelsea are to appeal the red card shown to Nemanja Matic during the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The midfielder was sent off after reacting to a challenge from Ashley Barnes and pushing the midfielder to the ground.
Matic is now facing a three match ban for the incident which could see him miss the League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and the Premier League trips to West Ham United and Southampton.
Jose Mourinho’s side have until 13.00 GMT to appeal the decision and submit evidence to the Football Association.
The Portuguese coach was heavily critical of Barnes’ challenge following the draw with Sean Dyche’s side.
“I don’t have the adjective for Barnes. This is the end of [a] career. Matic is a lucky guy. I cannot find the word to describe what that player did,” he said.
“Football is about emotions and clearly Matic had a reason to lose his emotions. What are the consequences of the Matic push for the other player? Nothing.
“The consequence for Matic could be end of career. When probably they are going to give three matches [as a suspension] to Matic, you tell me how many matches [Barnes] deserves.”