Howard Webb, the head of English referees, confirmed that Chelsea striker Nicholas Jackson’s elbow at an opponent was a correct red card and was a different case to the elbow of Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings in the Premier
League last week. Mings clashed early in the game with Bournemouth’s Alex Scott, which resulted in a fractured jaw, but on-field referee Stuart Atwell did not issue a yellow card.
The VAR room, led by Chris Kavanagh, also did not mind before Villa scored a goal to win 1-0, while rival coach Andoni Iraola was interviewed and was not satisfied with the decision.
In the same game week, the “Blues”, a top-four rival, lost 2-0 at Newcastle United, with Jackson sent off in the first half for elbowing Sven Botman.
Danny Mills, a former player pundit, sympathised with Jackson, who should have only been shown a yellow card, while the online world compared the incident to Mings’.
“I thought there would be a comparison. Because it was also an arm contact with the head,” Webb began on the latest episode of the show.
“In this situation, Alex Scott comes in behind Mings, Mings has the ball, he knows he’s behind him and has his arm raised. “
We think it was more of a defensive action than looking at an opponent and swinging his arm. “
When you watch the replay at normal speed, สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ Mings swings his arm hard, but it’s not quite in Scott’s direction. “
Jackson, as he was focusing on the opponent, didn’t jump on the ball, he jumped on Botman with his arm leading the way. “
Prior to the challenge, Jackson looked at Botman a number of times, so it’s hard to say it was an accident. The VAR did a good job of interfering with the decision, and the referee correctly changed the booking from a yellow card to a red card.”