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Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has received a one-match touchline ban and an £8,000 fine for misconduct during his team’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Liverpool on October 4, 2025, the Football Association announced on Wednesday. Maresca will miss Chelsea’s upcoming Premier League match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday due to the suspension. The Italian manager received two yellow cards during the Liverpool match. The first was for protesting a penalty decision, while the second came in the sixth minute of stoppage time for excessively celebrating Estevao Willian’s winning goal. The Football Association confirmed that Maresca had openly admitted to the misconduct charge. The win against Liverpool was particularly significant as it helped Chelsea avoid a third consecutive league defeat and moved them up to sixth place in the standings. “Running down the touchline and celebrating with the players had been an instinctive reaction,” Maresca told Italian media, adding that “it had been worth it even if he got sent off.” The victory came at a crucial time for the under-fire manager, as Chelsea had lost their previous two matches before facing Liverpool at home.
