Morgan Rogers accused by BBC pundit of 'ugly' behaviour in Chelsea win vs Everton

Morgan Rogers can count himself lucky that he was not shown a second yellow card as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday.

The winger was involved in a flashpoint with James Garner just before half-time, with both players appearing to lunge in for a 50/50.

The Everton man came off worse and the argument that Rogers should have been dismissed was made, after he had received a yellow card earlier in the game.

The England international would subsequently play a part in Pedro Neto's opening goal, playing the pass to unlock Jorrel Hato down the left side.

The former Aston Villa man has enjoyed a superb start to his Chelsea career following his £117million move to Stamford Bridge.

Rogers has scored four goals and provided four assists across all competitions, and would have undoubtedly been a significant absence if he had been dismissed.

Pat Nevin: Morgan Rogers went 'studs first'

Rogers will argue that his first yellow card was remarkably harsh, and there would likely be some merit behind that point.

The Chelsea man had stupidly got involved after James Tarkowski knocked Moises Caicedo over off the ball, and seemed to take a yellow card merely so the referee could even up the scores after the Everton man dragged him towards him.

But still, he was lucky to escape further punishment just minutes later when both him and Garner rushed onto a loose ball.

Rogers went higher than his opponent and seemingly with more force, landing his boot high on the shin of his England teammate, with his studs being pushed into the opposite leg as well.

Paul Tierney decided against any additional action, and VAR did not choose to get involved, either, with both players ultimately returning to action in the second half.

Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Pat Nevin said: "Morgan Rogers gets the ball, though. He's studs first. He's off the ground when he does it.

"It looks ugly. I think the slow motion gets him away with it. But both feet were off the ground there."

Paul Tierney under inspection

Most confusing to Everton fans will be that Tierney looked to set a precedent for challenges like Rogers' earlier in the game.

Midway through the first half, Harrison Armstrong flew into a strong challenge on Josh Acheampong and was got the ball.

He had also been high and studs up, with Tierney judging the challenge to be dangerous and responding with a yellow card.

That precedent was subsequently ignored when it came to Rogers' challenge, with the referee surely to be asked why in the coming days.