English Premier League 2012/2013

He was smiling because he knows he's going to get a player sent off due to his acting.

That's why he's an absolute dick and that behaviour is no different to diving, you're conning the referee.

I agree its a red but there's not doubt Luiz's reaction got Rafael sent off. Ramires did an almost identical thing to Jones who didn't react and Ramires didn't even get booked.

I would agree if it wasn't for the fact he swung his leg all the way back before he fouled him. It was directly in front of Sian Massey, it was so obviously deliberate the reaction was just dressing on top.

Fuck right off.

Regardless of David Luiz's reaction, Rafael got sent off because he blatantly fouled him. He was nowhere near the ball and he got backlift ffs.

I guarantee you had Luiz stayed on his feet and not feigned injury like he had Rafael would have been only booked.

They really aren't.

Whelan's comments about the Haidara tackle were very poor, but they're still a good, well run club with a likeable manager. They also do well to draw in the crowds they do.

To be fair I think he'd have done well to stay on his feet!

I like their manager and I like Ben Watson and Shaun Maloney - everything else I hate.

I guarantee you had Luiz stayed on his feet and not feigned injury like he had Rafael would have been only booked.

Nope, you can't guarantee that

Yeah whether Luiz goes down or not doesn't change what Rafael did. How you can be so sure that he only would have got booked had Luiz not gone down astounds me.

Luiz has said that he was laughing at a fan shouting sideshow bob at him, which considering how close to the fans he was in the corner and the way he's laughing towards the fans sounds perfectly plausible.

I guarantee you had Luiz stayed on his feet and not feigned injury like he had Rafael would have been only booked.

Rafael deserved to be sent off there is no doubt to that but MoTD showed Massey asking for a yellow. The reaction of the Chelsea players appears to have had an extra effect. Retrospective action needs to be brought in for simulation like Luiz and for the player waving a card (which is supposed to be punished anyhow).