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Reece James evoked memories of his sister's red card at last year's World Cup after he was sent off for a reckless kick out in Chelsea's 2-1 win at Brighton on Wednesday night.
The Blues captain made a spectacular return from injury to register an assist in Chelsea's 3-2 victory against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, and was introduced off the bench at the Amex Stadium with his side 2-0 up and just over 20 minutes remaining as he continued his comeback.
However, his night was brought to a premature end in the 88th minute when he was tripped by Joao Pedro and kicked out at the Brighton forward as he went to ground.
Following a VAR check, James was shown a red card, meaning he will not be available for Chelsea's final game of the season at home to Bournemouth on Sunday.
It was a similar rush of blood to the head that his sister, Lauren, suffered from at the World Cup while
