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Arsene Wenger has called on Mike Dean to review Diego Costa's actions in Arsenal's 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as the Football Association awaits the referee's report into a feisty game where the Chelsea striker was the main protagonist.
The match officials should have been aware of Costa's reputation during his first 14 months in the Premier League, says Wenger, but statistics show the striker did not commit a foul in the match.
The Gunners boss rebuked Dean for allowing the running feud between Costa and Gabriel to continue before the Arsenal defender saw red.
"(Dean) let it go and I don't know why," Wenger said.
"I would like Mike Dean to look at the whole action that happened during the game and see if he stands for his decision.
"You have a fourth official, you have a linesman, the referee and they talk all game. They can tell you and they know Diego Costa. He is not a newcomer.
"It is surprising. If I am a referee and I referee Diego Costa, I do not send somebody off quickly if he responds to it because you know he has been well provoked."
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