'It looked like a clear red to me'

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Moises Caicedo of Chelsea is fouled by Yves Bissouma of Tottenham Hotspur leading to a penalty which is scored by Cole Palmer of Chelsea to make it 2-2 during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Image source, Getty Images

Chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions.

Michael, Barnet: Hi Phil, In your opinion, should Moises Caceido have been sent off for his tackle in the first half? Personally, I can't see any mitigation for that tackle not being a clear red, and I find the decision to let it go utterly baffling.

Phil: Hello, Michael. Totally agree with you. It looked like a clear red to me and I was astonished no action was taken.

What is "excessive force" anyway? Caicedo was late, over the top and clearly could have hurt Pape Sarr. Shame as Caicedo is a wonderful player.

For balance, however, I also thought Dejan Kulusevski was lucky to escape an elbow on Romeo Lavia. What was his elbow doing up near Lavia's head in that challenge?