ALVARO MORATA will miss Chelsea's clash with Everton on Saturday after being booked for celebrating.
The Spaniard picked up a one-match ban after his fifth yellow card of the season and will sit out the Premier League fixture.
Morata was celebrating his dramatic late winner as Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-1 to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
The 25-year-old picked the ball up and placed it under his shirt and sucked his thumb at the same time.
That is because his wife Alice Campello announced last week that she is pregnant.
Morata then celebrated with team-mates and Chelsea fans, before a yellow card was brandished by referee Lee Mason. The good news for the Spanish striker is that he can have a weekend off with his wife just before Christmas.
Chelsea then face Brighton on Boxing Day and Stoke on December 30 to round of their 2017 fixture list. Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was thrilled with the quick-fire response of his side after Bournemouth levelled.
He added: "It was important, because to go and to play 30 minutes more, I think it was a bit dangerous.
"We had a great reaction. It's not simple to concede a goal in the last minute of the game. When you have this type of reaction, it means you have players with great character, great personality, great heart." Conte was speaking before the semi-final draw which means Chelsea and Arsenal will meet in the last four, and the Italian is keen to progress in the competition.
"We want to continue, to try to reach Wembley to play the final," Conte added.
From The Sun
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