
So common are on-pitch Diego Costa fights that we’ve had to split our round-up of the best ones into two separate articles – first up, his scraps as a Chelsea player.
The Brazil defector has been banned for 3 matches following his protagonist’s role in the incident that led to the sending off of Arsenal defender Gabriel, who has since won an appeal against his red card.
It’s there that we start with our video compilation of Diego Costa fights from his Chelsea days thus far…
1. Diego Costa v Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny
It wasn’t just Gabriel who got a faceful of Costa at the weekend…
2. Diego Costa v Emre Can and Martin Škrtel
A 3-match ban was also the punishment for this stamp on Can during last season’s League Cup semi-final 2nd leg win over Liverpool, although we dare say the Škrtel skirmish doesn’t reflect well either…
3. Diego Costa v Steven Gerrard
Not content with just Can and Škrtel, clearly…
4. Diego Costa v Bruno Alves
Got a bit of sympathy for Costa on this one…
5. Diego Costa v Marquinhos
Getting a bit shovey against PSG…
6. Diego Costa v Pablo Zabaleta
“Cálmate, amigo,” the Manchester City full-back might be saying here…
7. Diego Costa v Tim Howard
The Everton goalkeeper was distinctly unimpressed with Costa’s goading of unfortunate own-goal-scorer Séamus Coleman…
8. Diego Costa v John O’Shea
Here he is kicking out at the Sunderland defender…
9. Diego Costa v Serge Aurier
Even in a pre-season friendly, nobody is safe from the wild man of Chelsea…
10. Diego Costa v David Luiz
Another PSG set-to, this time against a former Chelsea player…
BONUS FIGHT: Diego Costa v massage therapist
Er, we think they were just play fighting…