Calum Chambers Banned 1 Match for Red Card vs. Stoke City

Arsenal will have to face Newcastle United without defender Calum Chambers on Premier League Matchday 16, after the England international was sent off during Saturday's 3-2 defeat against Stoke City.

The club's official Twitter feed shared the news:

The Gunners were chasing a one-goal deficit when the 19-year-old was dismissed in the 78th minute for his second bookable offence—the worst possible time to commit such an act.

As shared by Squawka, Chambers' exit wasn't exactly a surprise:

Arsenal were in the middle of an epic comeback against Stoke City, and just as things were looking up, Chambers was sent off. KICKTV couldn't believe it:

A furious Arsene Wenger talked about the sending off after the match, according to the Telegraph:

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Chambers was shown a second yellow card for a challenge on Bojan but Wenger was withering about Taylor's assessment of the incident.

Wenger said: "The referee did not know what he had seen for the second yellow card."

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The Gunners have struggled with injuries at the back all season, but as shared by the London Evening Standard's James Olley, Mathieu Debuchy has returned to the squad just in time:

The France international is the likely replacement for Chambers when healthy, although Arsene Wenger may not want to risk rushing him back onto the pitch.