Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink hit out at Watford defender Juan Carlos Paredes for trying to get Diego Costa sent off in Wednesday night's goalless draw at Watford.
Watford right back Paredes and Costa were involved in a petty exchange which saw both players booked by referee Mike Dean for their amateur dramatics.
Hiddink felt Paredes was trying to antagonise his short-tempered striker. The Blues boss said: 'It was very clear, because we were very close. It was just 10 yards from our bench.
Diego Costa and Juan Carlos Paredes were both booked for their role in an altercation before half-time
Chelsea boss Hiddink had a perfect view of the incident and accuses Paredes of trying get Costa sent off
'There's a little touch and everyone's rolling around. It's just handbags. In Sunday League that wouldn't happen because you'd be laughed at. I don't like to see it, and we'll have a word with Paredes on our side.'
Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores, who managed Costa at Atletico Madrid, spoke to the striker at the end of the game. Asked what he had said, the Hornets boss said: 'That I love him.'
On the incident, he added: 'Contact in the Premier League is very normal. This kind of player always is looking to find contact in every single challenge.
Troy Deeney admitted after the game that he would have a word with Paredes over his actions
Costa and Paredes argue with one another following the incident that saw that both booked
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