WATCH: Did Diego Costa Bite Gareth Barry?

Diego Costa is making headlines tonight after appearing to bite Gareth Barry in Chelsea's FA Cup defeat to Everton.

The Chelsea striker was sent off late on in the FA Cup quarter-final clash which the Toffees won 2-0.

He was tackled by Barry in the 84th minute of a fiery clash between the teams and didn't react well to it, jumping to his feet before repeatedly putting his head into the English midfielder.

And replays have shown that he appeared to bite Barry's neck before being sent off by referee Michael Oliver:

Costa had already been booked earlier in the game and the second booking appeared to be given for the way he squared up to Barry.

But it's only the replay camera angle which shows that Costa motions to bite him and it looks unlikely that Oliver's booking came because of that. The referee actually sent Barry off minutes later to even the teams up, but Everton still ran out winners.

What do you think? Is it a bite?

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Topics: Chelsea, Football, Everton, FA Cup, Diego Costa

Joe Baiamonte

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