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Joao Felix became the 22nd player to get sent off on his Premier League debut but who are the previous 21?
Joao Felix’s Chelsea debut did not last an hour as the Portuguese forward was sent off in the 58th minute for a reckless tackle against Fulham.
The 23-year-old was thrust directly into the starting XI for Chelsea’s trip to Fulham and even though the Atletico loanee was the best player on the pitch, his night ended in anti-climatic fashion.
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Felix became the first Chelsea debutant to get sent off and the 22nd player in history to see red on his full Premier League debut.
Here are the other 21 players who got sent off on their Premier League debuts like Joao Felix.
Last Premier League debutant to get sent off
Before Joao Felix’s unfortunate tackle on Kenny Tete which led to him getting sent off on Thursday, no Premier League debutant had been sent off since October 2014.
The last man to hold that distinction was Federico Fazio, the Argentine centre-back who lasted 67 minutes in his first Premier League game for Tottenham before seeing red in a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City.
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Fastest Premier League debut red card
As unfortunate as the Felix situation was, at least Chelsea fans got to see their new man for 58 minutes in which he played very well.
The same cannot be said for Christian Negouai, the French midfielder who saw red just three minutes into his Premier League debut for Manchester City against Everton in 2004.
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Notable debutant red cards
Laurent Koscielny went on to have a solid career for Arsenal but his time at the Emirates did not exactly start well as he got two yellow cards on his debut in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool on August 15, 2010.
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The French centre-back had only just joined from Lorient but picked up his second yellow card in additional time at Anfield against Liverpool who also had Joe Cole sent off in the first half for a hard tackle on Koscielny.
Almost exactly a year later, lightning struck again as another Arsenal debutant got sent off, this time it was Ivorian winger Gervinho on August 13, 2011, in a goalless draw away at Newcastle.
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Gervinho was shown a straight red card for slapping Joey Barton in a brawl between both team which ensued after the winger had gone down easy in hopes of winning a penalty.
Another recognisable name who saw red on his Premier League debut is Jack Colback, the English midfielder whose bow for Sunderland lasted just 13 minutes with two yellow cards in a 2-1 defeat to Hull City.
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Full list of Premier League debutants who saw red
Here’s the full list of players sent off on their Premier League debut in descending order of recency.
Federico Fazio - Straight red card for Tottenham against Manchester City in the 67th minute (October 18, 2014)
Samba Diakite - Second yellow card for QPR against Fulham in the 33rd minute (February 25, 2012)
Clint Hill - Straight red card for QPR against Bolton in the 90th minute (August 13, 2011)
Gervinho - Straight red card for Arsenal against Newcastle in the 76th minute (August 13, 2011)
Laurent Koscielny - Second yellow card for Arsenal against Liverpool in the 90th minute (August 15, 2010)
Jack Colback - Second yellow card in the 90th minute (13 minutes of play) for Sunderland against Hull City (May 9, 2010)
Kalifa Cisse - Second yellow card for Reading against Chelsea in the 76th minute (August 15, 2007)
Bernardo Corradi - Second yellow card for Manchester City against Chelsea in the 63rd minute (August 20, 2006)
Iain Turner - Straight red card for Everton against Blackburn in the 9th minute (February 11, 2006)
Neil Kilkenny - Straight red card for Birmingham against Liverpool in the 84th minute (September 24, 2005)
Steven Reid - Straight red card in the 87th minute (12 minutes of play) for Blackburn against Bolton (August 23, 2003)
Aliou Cisse - Second yellow card for Birmingham against Arsenal in the 74th minute (August 18, 2002)
Derek McInnes - Straight red card for West Brom against Manchester United in the 64th minute (August 17, 2002)
Tomas Repka - Second yellow card for West Ham against Middlesbrough in the 80th minute (September 15, 2001)
Richard Rufus - Straight red card for Charlton against Newcastle in the 25th minute (August 15, 1998)
Lee Hendrie - Second yellow card for Aston Villa against QPR in the 57th minute (December 23, 1995)
Michael Brown - Straight red card in the 88th minute (12 minutes of play) for Manchester City against QPR (August 26, 1995)
Brian Carey - Second yellow card for Leicester City against Wimbledon in the 37th minute (September 10, 1994)
Jeroen Boere - Straight red card in the 87th minute (22 minutes of play) for West Ham against Newcastle
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