Burnley forward Ashley Barnes will not face any action for his horror tackle on Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic in Saturday league clash.
The 25-year-old’s challenge on Matic was described as ‘criminal’ by Blues boss Jose Mourinho and provoked a heated reaction from the Serbian midfielder, which saw him sent off.
However, the Football Association have confirmed that no action will be taken.
The FA tweeted: “In the vast majority of challenges for the ball, no retrospective action is taken as the incident has been seen by the match officials.
“Retrospective action introduced as deterrent for ‘off the ball incidents’ [e.g. kicks, stamps etc.] committed out of sight of officials.
“Whole game in agreement that, in vast majority of cases, match officials are best-placed to deal with incidents to avoid re-refereeing.
“In line with this rationale, FA confirm no further action in relation to Ashley Barnes as incident was seen by the officials.”
Matic, however, has been handed a three-match ban after shoving Barnes to the ground, meaning he will miss the League Cup game with Tottenham Hotspur.