The early phases of Liverpool vs. Fulham had been crammed with incident, with Andy Robertson concerned on each ends of potential pink card challenges earlier than his dismissal.
Twenty minutes into Liverpool’s Premier League match in opposition to Fulham, Andy Robertson was despatched off for bringing down Harry Wilson because the ex-Crimson was by means of on purpose.
There was a prolonged VAR verify to find out that this was the right resolution as a result of, if Wilson had been offside, Robertson would have stayed on the pitch as he would now not have been denying a transparent goalscoring alternative.
The pink card means Robertson will serve a one-match ban in opposition to Southampton in Wednesday’s League Cup quarter-final.
This offside jeopardy ought to have made no distinction, nonetheless, when it got here to Issa Diop’s earlier problem on Robertson.
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The referee issued a pink card to Robertson for a foul on Wilson which denied a purpose scoring alternative. VAR checked to substantiate the pink card and that Wilson was in an onside place. pic.twitter.com/gfeZ7eT2DL
— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) December 14, 2024
With lower than two minutes on the clock, Diop caught Robertson with open studs to the knee.
The offside flag then went up and the referee gave Diop a yellow card. This arguably ought to have been pink, although, given the reckless, harmful nature of the sort out.
The Premier League Match Centre tried to clarify the choice, saying: “The referee issued a yellow card to Diop for a problem on Robertson.
“VAR checked for a possible pink card and confirmed the referee’s name of reckless problem and yellow card.”
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The referee issued a yellow card to Diop for a problem on Robertson. VAR checked for a possible pink card and confirmed the referee’s name of reckless problem and yellow card.
— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) December 14, 2024
This wasn’t precisely a passable clarification given the character of the incident sort out and potential injury to Robertson, who managed to proceed after a few minutes on the ground.
