Key occasions
“Next time I’m up in court for GBH, I’ll get my brief to put forward the ‘Neville defence’,” writes Simon McMahon. “I didn’t mean no harm, your honour, and didn’t intentionally set out to give the defendant a doing. It just kind of happened. Him being a Dundee fan and all that.”
A number of of you might have additionally queried Diaz’s disallowed aim within the thirty fourth minute. From some angles he appears to be like onside, from others clearly off. I haven’t a clue anymore. The solely factor I’m sure about is that offside expertise is 100 per cent dependable.
“I get it probably was a red,” says Nick Smith, “but was it such a clear error by the ref to give it a yellow that VAR got involved?”
I feel it was. Whenever studs make contact above the ankle, inflicting the opposite participant’s leg to bend, everybody will get twitchy. But it’s fascinating that loads of ex-players suppose Jones was unfortunate.
I’m undecided Gakpo can be again on, by the way in which. He was limping as he walked down the tunnel. Liverpool have a great deal of choices on the bench – Nunez, Elliott, Jota, even Alexander-Arnold.
Half time: Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool
Peep peep! Intriguing stuff in north London. Curtis Jones was despatched off for a harmful sort out on Yves Bissouma, and Liverpool had been in huge hassle when Son completed off a stunning transfer to place Spurs forward. But this new Liverpool group don’t appear to know the idea of the misplaced trigger: Cody Gakpo scored a superb equaliser, injuring himself within the course of, and Luis Diaz virtually put them forward on the stroke of half-time.
45+8 min: Great probability for Diaz! Salah wanders over to the left and slides a sensational angled go in the direction of Diaz on the far put up. He will get the mistaken facet of Van de Ven however doesn’t make correct contact and slides the ball huge.
45+7 min Romero has a shot blocked. Incidentally, the e-mail break up is about 50/50 on whether or not Jones deserved to be despatched off.
45+6 min Gakpo is likely to be okay. He went down holding his leg as quickly as he scored, however he’s jogging on the touchline as I kind.
Cody Gakpo has injured himself within the act of scoring. It was a very good completed, rapped previous Vicario on the flip. Szoboszlai’s deep cross was headed again throughout aim by Van Dijk in the direction of Gakpo. His chest management wasn’t nice, which made the end even higher; he swivelled and bulleted it previous Vicario from 10 yards.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-1 Liverpool (Gakpo 45+5)
Ten-man Liverpool have performed it once more!
45+4 min And now Udogie is booked for a coul on Gakpo. He received the ball however he might need been penalised for his comply with by way of.
45+4 min “To misuse a phrase, pundits may think they know the game, but they don’t know the laws and how they’re applied,” says Andy Flintoff. “That from Jones was uncontrolled, over the top of the ball, so the referee had no other option once he’d seen the replay. And (whilst I’m on my high horse), referees don’t ruin the game by giving out cards, it’s the players committing the foul play that ruin it for themselves.”
45+3 min Sarr shoots effectively huge from 30 yards.
45 min Six minutes of added time. Spurs break from a Liverpool nook, however Son picks the mistaken choice for as soon as. He curls straight at Alisson from miles out moderately than looking for Maddison within the center.
On reflection, it might need been an overhit go/cross. Either approach, positive human being that’s, Son places his hand up in apology.
44 min “Not necessarily disputing the red,” says Dan Christmas, “but surely the point of the VAR monitor isn’t, ‘Here is why you should change your mind ref.’ Show them all the angles, and don’t use stills unless it’s the only way to see the incident.”
Oh sure I completely agree. Showing issues in slow-motion has at all times been an issue, notably in that Covid season after they had been giving penalties for every thing.
43 min Spurs will take heed to what occurred to Newcastle in very related circumstances final month, and thus eager to place the sport to mattress if attainable. They’re having a very good spell now, and Richarlison has simply hit the put up. The flag went up subsequently, I feel as a result of Udogie was in Alisson’s eyeline when Richarlison hit the shot.
42 min “I know it goes against ideas of justice and culpability,” says Gary Naylor, “but the law on serious foul play speaks to an outcome only. ‘A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent…’. It appears inarguable that Bissouma’s safety was endangered by studs into the leg above the ankle, notwithstanding intention, foot skimming off the ball, a ‘doing’. What is the alternative? Ten like that every game?”
41 min Richarlison is trying fairly vigorous. After one other good Spurs break, he scoops a shot that’s saved above his head by Alisson. A cushty sufficient save.
40 min Mac Allister is booked for a foul on Udogie, who was main a harmful Spurs break.
39 min Gomez goes over within the space after a slipshod problem from Van de Ven. There had been no actual declare for a penalty, which is a little bit of a shock. Gomez positively received to the ball first. I suppose Van de Ven received a really slight contact a split-second later, although I’d prefer to see it once more to make certain.
38 min “The refs have a hard enough job without pundits getting on like that and saying he’s ruined the game for giving a legitimate red card,” writes Samuel Campbell. “Neville stopped playing more than 10 years ago. What he did or what decisions were given when he was playing is irrelevant.”
What a positive group aim. Maddison dropped deep to gather, turned and slid a beautiful go inside Gomez. Richarlison timed his run completely and flicked an insouciant first-time cross in the direction of Son, who received between Matip and Van Dijk to attain. Sheer pleasant soccer from Tottenham.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool (Son 36)
Lads, it’s Tottenham.
35 min “It seems like (and I’m a Norwich fan so I have no skin in the game) that whoever was in charge of the monitor was pretty keen for the referee to change his mind,” says Dan Christmas. “It was on a still frame of the studs in the shin when he initially went over, which is no use to anyone – you can hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa in a still frame…”
I’m shocked how many individuals are disputing the choice. In 2023 that looks like a reasonably simple crimson card. Whether it needs to be is a unique matter, and I do perceive Gary Neville’s level – particularly when there’s the added complication of Jones’s foot slipping.
34 min: No aim It was fractionally offside.
34 min: Diaz has a aim disallowed! It was superbly taken, clipped throughout Vicario on the run, and it will likely be checked. I feel he’s onside .
33 min: Chance for Richarlison! Spurs work the ball neatly on the sting of the world: Maddison to Kulusevski and throughout to Richarlison, who wafts over the bar along with his left foot. That was a reasonably good probability.
31 min Here’s the sort out that led to Curtis Jones being despatched off.
30 min Maddison performs a one-two with Porro, shifts the ball onto his left foot and guides a roller in the direction of the far nook. Alisson springs to his proper to not solely save the ball but additionally maintain it, Bruce Grobbelaar-style.
29 min Liverpool have switched to a 4-4-1, with Gakpo on the fitting and Salah up entrance. They’re again at St James’ Park, and so they’ve received the massive man on the bench once more at this time.
28 min Jones positively wasn’t making an attempt to do Bissouma. I suppose the pertinent query is whether or not he endangered Bissouma’s security; I feel he did, even when he was unfortunate that his foot slipped off the highest of the ball.
Curtis Jones is shipped off!
He laughs wryly as he walks off, and is consoled by James Maddison. “I might be wrong, I’m less sure than I’ve ever been,” says Gary Neville on Sky, “but as an ex-player I don’t think he was trying to do Bissouma.”
26 min Gary Neville is pleading that it appears to be like worse than it’s. Even so, I feel he’ll be despatched off right here – his studs went into Bissouma’s leg.
25 min Jones gained the ball after which his foot slipped into the shin of Bissouma. Simon Hooper goes to the monitor.
24 min Jones is booked for a studs-up lunge on Bissouma. It’s being checked by VAR for a attainable crimson card. I feel he’s in huge hassle right here.
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