Diego Costa will miss Chelsea's clash with Bournemouth on Boxing Day after he received his fifth domestic yellow card of the season against Crystal Palace.
It was the first time in 11 matches that Costa has been cautioned, with the Spaniard having improved his disciplinary record since the start of the campaign.
He collected four cautions in his opening seven domestic appearances of the season in all competitions, but that last of those came against Arsenal on September 24.
Costa has been walking a disciplinary tightrope since then, and has finally topped off after talking his way back into the referee's notebook.
Diego Costa is booked for dissent. He'll miss the Bournemouth game. #CRYCHE
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 17, 2016
He will be a big miss for the Blues as he currently tops the Premier League goalscoring charts alongside Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, with 12 for the season.
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