{"id":1040,"date":"2021-08-31T08:31:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T08:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T08:31:55","slug":"epl-told-to-stop-anthony-taylor-from-refereeing-chelsea-games-after-reece-james-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/epl-told-to-stop-anthony-taylor-from-refereeing-chelsea-games-after-reece-james-red-card\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL told to stop Anthony Taylor from refereeing Chelsea games after Reece James\u2019 red card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1041\" src=\"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reece-James-red-card-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Taylor\" width=\"696\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League has received petitions from furious Chelsea fans to stop referee Anthony Taylor from officiating more games.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Saturday, during which Blues defender Reece James was sent off in the final moments of the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor checked the VAR monitor briefly before showing the red card and awarding a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Two petitions calling for him to be banned from officiating Chelsea matches have garnered 40,000 signatures each.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel\u2019s men were leading 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz\u2019s header, when Sadio Mane\u2019s shot hit James, who was on the goalline.<\/p>\n<p>The ball bounced off his right thigh before making contact with his right arm. 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