Graham Potter admits Chelsea could have been down to ten men against Crystal Palace, if a call against Thiago Silva was made the other way.
In the first half when Chelsea were already behind to Odsonne Edouard’s opener, the 38-year-old Brazilian was caught on the ball and went to ground, deliberately handling the ball to stop Palace's Jordan Ayew breaking away clean through on goal.
The centre-back was shown a yellow card by referee Chris Kavanagh, and although a VAR review followed, Silva's punishment went no further, much to the frustration of Palace manager Patrick Vieira.