📸 Should Bournemouth have been down to 10 men against Chelsea?

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Ben Browning·14 janvier 2025

📸 Should Bournemouth have been down to 10 men against Chelsea?

Chelsea fans have been left incensed after David Brooks escaped a red card at Stamford Bridge despite referee Rob Jones being sent to the pitch side monitor.

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Currently locked level with Bournemouth at 1-1, Chelsea looked to counter attack only for Cucurella to be dragged back by his hair.

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After a VAR review though, a yellow card was deemed sufficient.

🟨 CUCURELLA CONTROVERSY! Rob Jones is sent to the monitor after David Brooks appeared to pull Marc Cucurella's hair on the counter-attack. The referee decided that a yellow card should be given to the Bournemouth midfielder after review - the 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 decision? 👇
– mardi 14 janvier 2025

David Brooks deserves a red card for violent misconduct.
– mardi 14 janvier 2025

To make it more impressive, it was a Premier League first...

This is the first time in the Premier League that a referee has rejected a red-card review at the monitor. And so the first a red-card review has resulted in a yellow card. Once at the monitor, the ref has full control. It's the first monitor rejection of any kind this season.
– mardi 14 janvier 2025

Should Bournemouth be down to 10 men?

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