Mourinho sent out

Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will learn in the coming days if he faces punishment for being sent to the stands during his side's 2-1 defeat at West Ham United.

Mourinho has complained over the last few months that he feels there is a vendetta against him and his team as far as match officials are concerned.

Mourinho ensured he cannot be punished for any media comments by refusing to speak after Saturday's match, which was decided by Andy Carroll's late winner and also featured a red card for Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic.

He may have to explain his part in referee Jon Moss's decision to banish him to the stands at halftime, a fate that had already befallen first-team coach Silvino Louro during the first half.

Reports suggested Mourinho had attempted to enter the referee's changing room without permission and if so the FA are likely to take a dim view.

Mourinho's media silence also broke Premier League rules, although a fine in that instance would be against the club.

Mauro Zarate fired West Ham in front, Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma had a header cleared from right on the goal-line and Cesc Fabregas had an equaliser chalked off in a marginal offside decision.

'I feel for him' Matic was dismissed shortly before halftime for a second yellow card, prompting first Louro and then Mourinho to incur sanctions from the referee.

West Ham moved up to third place and manager Slaven Bilic expressed sympathy with Mourinho's recent complaints, which included reservations about decisions in a recent 3-1 home defeat by Southampton in the Premier League and the mid-week 0-0 draw with Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League.

"A lot of decisions from his point of view have gone against Chelsea - all together. But today I can defend those decisions, either as a referee or a West Ham manager."They were not mistakes; they were opinions.



Source.supersport.com