Delap returned to Chelsea action off the bench in his first game since August
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca described Liam Delap's red card in the 4-3 Carabao Cup win at Wolves as "very stupid" and said the Blues' repeated dismissals this season have become "embarrassing".
Delap returned from a 10-week lay-off with a hamstring injury but was sent off just 26 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute, after pushing Yerson Mosquera and barging into Emmanuel Agbadou in the space of just seven minutes.
The 22-year-old striker will now miss Saturday's trip to London rivals Tottenham, amid fitness concerns over fellow forward Joao Pedro.
When asked whether Delap deserved to be sent off, Maresca said: "Absolutely, yes. Stupid foul. We can avoid that."
