Arsenal’s Gabriel braced for FA sanction despite red card reprieve

Gabriel Paulista is braced for sanction on Friday, when a hearing will consider his improper conduct charge from the Football Association, with Arsène Wenger believing it correct that the Arsenal defender’s failure to leave the field immediately after his red card at Chelsea should be treated in isolation to the rest of the incident.

Gabriel was given a straight red card by the referee, Mike Dean, in last Saturday’s game at Stamford Bridge after he backed towards Diego Costa and flicked a boot at the striker’s shins. He faced a three-match ban for violent conduct only for it to be overturned on appeal on Tuesday.

The rescinding of the card has placed a different spin on Gabriel’s furious reaction to Dean’s decision; he did not leave the field straight away and had to be escorted off. It has been suggested Gabriel ought not to be punished for his reaction to an improper decision but the FA and Wenger do not seem to see it that way.

Gabriel has been charged for the failure to follow protocol after the sending-off, and nothing that has happened since has changed that. He faces either a fine or a ban . 

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