Nicolas Jackson could face action over putting hand in face of Morato

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is expected to discover on Monday whether there will be any repercussions after video showed him putting his hand in the face of Morato during a fiery 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

However, Chelsea’s head coach Enzo Maresca urged his players to carry on fighting if they need to show the spirit to continue their strong start to the season.

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Jackson, who had already been substituted, emerged from the stand to join around 15-20 players and staff in a brawl as tempers flared. Footage showed him apparently flailing to reach Morato, a second-half replacement for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

VAR officials confirmed they had seen the incident but did not consider it obvious enough violent conduct to change the decision of on-field referee Graham Kavanagh to show yellow cards only to Marc Cucurella and Neco Williams.

Chelsea face an FA hearing and a £25,000 fine after six of their players were booked, the second time that has happened already this season and it remains to be seen whether the scenes are regarded as reaching the threshold of bringing the game into disrepute, aside from any individual disciplinary charges.

Wesley Fofana was one of those booked during the game, which means he and Cucurella will miss the Liverpool fixture under the totting-up procedure.

“If you ask me if I prefer when something like that happens,” Maresca said afterwards. “I like the spirit of our team. In terms of emotion, the team is fighting altogether and I don’t think some of them lose their heads. They were, all of them, in the game. I was happy with that.

“For sure, there are things that we can control and do better, and probably this is one of the things. But the way they are fighting together, the way they are doing things together, I’m very happy.”

Forest manager’s Nuno Espírito Santo, who was himself booked, refused to condemn James Ward-Prowse for the deliberate grabbing of the ball that led to his sending off.

“He did it for the team,” he said. “It was one versus one. What I am trying to say is, ‘Please referees understand that we that are there on the touchline and on the pitch. It is very emotional.’”