Reece James stamped on Pedro, the his sister Lauren injured Alozie at the World Cup

 Chelsea sub-Reece James was sent off for kicking - in a regrettable replica of sister Laura's World Cup shame.

Skipper James ruined his second cameo after a long spell out injured by lashing out in the 89th minute of a 2-1 Premier League win at Brighton.

Fouled and grounded by Joao Pedro, the England wing-back struck out his leg - connecting with the thigh of the Brazilian striker.

James will now be banned for the first three Prem games next season - as it's his second dismissal of the campaign.

Referee Michael Salisbury missed the retaliation at first - but flashed the red card at James after VAR asked the whistler to check replays.

The defender's sibling Lauren was dismissed last August when a VAR review showed she had stamped on Nigerian star Michelle Alozie.

Chelsea were 2-0 up when James was given his marching orders - with Danny Welbeck grabbing a consolation for Brighton deep in stoppage time.

Cole Palmer's 22nd goal of the season and sub-Chris Nkunku's goal midway through the second half had earlier left the Blues seemingly coasting.

Chelsea had a penalty overturned after Salisbury watched pitch-side replays of a challenge on ex-Seagull Marc Cucurella.

And many Blues' fans were seething when what they reckoned was a clear "elbow" on Mykhailo Mudryk by ex-Stamford Bridge kid Tariq Lamptey went unpunished.

Mudryk's replacement Nkunku went on to play a key role as Chelsea leapfrogged Newcastle into sixth place.

But James' sending-off tarnished the joy for Mauricio Pochettino's men.

He'd set up a goal when he launched his comeback in Sunday's 3-2 dramatic win at Nottingham Forest.

But this time his quick reactions were of a negative kind - and almost sparked the opposite result.

Sister Lauren apologised for her rash moment nine months ago in a last-16 tie that the Lionesses only won on penalties.

"I am sorry for what happened," she said, before promising: "I promise to learn from my experience."