Liverpool set to appeal against Curtis Jones VAR red card in Tottenham loss
Liverpool are set to appeal against Curtis Jones’ red card in their controversial defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
Jones was initially shown a yellow card in the 26th minute by referee Simon Hooper after winning a 50/50 challenge with Yves Bissouma, winning the ball only for momentum to see his foot roll over the top and down onto the Malian’s ankle.
However, Hooper upgraded his decision following VAR intervention, after being told to check the monitor by Darren England. The ECHO understands that the original decision was overturned due to Jones’ studs showing and making contact above the ankle - prompting an offence that officials judged to be serious foul play.
Issued with a three-match suspension as a result, the midfielder is currently set to sit out Liverpool’s Premier League matches against Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton, and Nottingham Forest.
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However, with the decision to dismiss Jones prompting widespread debate, the Reds now intend to appeal the decision to send the 22-year-old off.
Speaking after Saturday’s match Jurgen Klopp had shared his belief that he thought it was the wrong decision to send off the midfielder.
“Red card for Curtis, probably everybody in the room here thinks it’s a clear red card,” the Liverpool boss told reporters after the final whistle. “I think different because I played football and most of you probably didn’t.
“He had full power on the ball, rolls over the ball and then he hits the decisive part of the leg. When you see it in slow motion it looks horrendous but when you see it in real time it’s not even
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