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Goal celebration against Chelsea sparks controversy

Richarlison netted a vital winner for Everton against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday – and controversially celebrated by waving a flare thrown from the home fans and then launching it back into the crowd.

The Brazilian forward made the goal himself out of nothing when he won the ball off Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta on the edge of the area in the 47th minute and coolly slotted past Eduard Mendy to open the scoring at Goodison Park.

Spotting a flare thrown from the Everton as he ran towards the side of the pitch, the 24-year-old picked up the object and waved it in an iconic celebration amid blue smoke in front of the Everton fans before throwing it back into the crowd.

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Liverpool’s Harvery Elliot was ticked off by manager Jurgen Klopp and also contacted by the FA to offer an explanation after celebrating with a flare thrown from the crowd in the aftermath of the Reds’ Carabao Cup win over Chelsea in February.

“Harvey is a very young man on the pitch and outside it he is more of a young boy,” Klopp said at the time. “But that’s not a problem, he made a mistake.”

Richarlison’s celebration could land him in hot water with the FA, but the goal could also prove to be crucial in the Toffees’ fight against relegation.

Sporting Tribune

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