Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca must serve a one-match touchline ban following his wild celebrations during the Blues’ win over Fulham.

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• Victory secured in derby date with Fulham
• Maresca collected third caution of the season
• Will be absent from the touchline vs Everton

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Italian tactician saw his side claim a dramatic derby victory over their west London neighbours at Craven Cottage. Chelsea trailed the contest heading into the final seven minutes, but Tyrique George restored parity before Pedro Neto grabbed a 93rd-minute winner.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  That vital success has lifted the Blues into fifth spot in the Premier League table and kept them on course for Champions League qualification. They will, however, be without their head coach when playing host to Everton on Saturday.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  That is because Maresca was booked by referee Anthony Taylor during the celebrations which accompanied Neto’s late effort at Fulham. The Chelsea bench erupted after seeing the Portuguese forward hit the net, leading to them spilling onto the field.

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  WHAT ENZO MARESCA SAID

  Maresca told reporters afterwards of the emotional scenes: “I was very happy, first of all because it's a nice feeling to win the game at the end but I think it was a moment for the players because they deserve to share that moment with the fans. So this is the reason why I left the pitch immediately and then when we scored the second one I celebrated and this is the reason why they gave me a yellow card.”

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