Ex-Chelsea star brands Pedro Neto an 'idiot' for costly red card vs Arsenal

Mohamed Saeed Sun, 1 March 2026 at 6:28 pm UTC·3 min read Neto’s red mist: Chelsea crumble at the Emirates The match was balanced on a knife-edge until Jurrien Timber restored the Gunners' lead with 24 minutes remaining. Neto’s afternoon unravelled rapidly from that point; he first picked up a caution for dissent after aggressively protesting the goal, and just three minutes later, he received a second yellow for a cynical foul on Gabriel Martinelli to stop a counter-attack. The numerical disadvantage proved too much for Liam Rosenior’s men to overcome, as they slumped to another defeat against their cross-town...