FA Cup

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FA Cup | Quarter-Finals

Mar 12, 2016 at 5.30pm UK

Everton
2-0
Chelsea

Lukaku (77', 82')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Guus Hiddink laughs off Diego Costa 'bite' claims

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 12 March 2016

Guus Hiddink jokes that Diego Costa should watch the comedy movie Anger Management following claims that the striker bit opponent Gareth Barry.

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has refused to be drawn in on a debate over whether Diego Costa bit an opponent in Chelsea's defeat to Everton on Saturday evening.

The Spain international was shown a second yellow for a coming-together with Gareth Barry late on at Goodison Park, with replays appearing to show the striker biting the Toffees midfielder.

Roberto Martinez revealed after the game that, following a conversation with Barry, he did not feel as though the matter was worth pursuing.

These views are echoed by Hiddink, who took the opportunity when asked whether Costa can benefit from some "anger management" classes to joke that his star forward could perhaps watch the film carrying the same title.

"There are movies about that, I think," he is quoted as saying by The Telegraph. "One movie with Jack Nicholson. Maybe we (him and Costa) go and watch it together."

Costa has scored or assisted 17 goals in his last 16 outings, but could not make a telling difference in the 2-0 defeat to Everton.