Liverpool to appeal against Curtis Jones’ red in controversial loss to Spurs

Liverpool are to appeal against the red card shown to Curtis Jones during their hugely controversial defeat at Tottenham on Saturday.

The Liverpool midfielder was dismissed for a 26th-minute foul on Yves Bissouma that initially prompted a yellow card from the referee, Simon Hooper. The card was upgraded to red for serious foul play after Hooper was sent to the pitchside monitor by the VAR, Darren England, one of the hapless officials involved in the incorrect decision to disallow a Luis Díaz goal for offside.

Liverpool, who are awaiting a response to their call for a wide-ranging and transparent review by Professional Game Match Officials Limited into the Díaz incident, are also aggrieved at the dismissal of Jones. The 22-year-old’s foot rolled off the top of the ball before catching Bissouma, although the first image that greeted Hooper on the monitor was of Jones’s boot on the Spurs’ midfielder’s shin.

Liverpool do not believe Jones used excessive force and will lodge an appeal with the Football Association in an attempt to overturn his three-match ban.

The club, meanwhile, will receive a £25,000 fine having collected seven yellow cards, which includes two for Diogo Jota, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The fine is automatically issued when a team receives six yellow cards or more in a game.