{"id":5596,"date":"2025-08-26T01:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/newcastle-vs-liverpool-referees-show-two-reasons-to-send-anthony-gordon-football-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:58:24","slug":"newcastle-vs-liverpool-referees-show-two-reasons-to-send-anthony-gordon-football-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/newcastle-vs-liverpool-referees-show-two-reasons-to-send-anthony-gordon-football-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle vs Liverpool referees show two reasons to send Anthony Gordon | Football | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon was sent to Liverpool for a speedy challenge and contacted Virgil van Dyke. England International was given a march order at the end of the first half at the end of the first half, and his team chased 1-0 in a Premier League encounter at St. James Park.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon was selected before Newcastle as there was no Alexander Isaac, who refused to play for the Magpie while pursuing a move to Liverpool. However, the 24-year-old couldn&#8217;t reach the end of the first half as the home side fell to 10. And his send-off tried to overturn Newcastle&#8217;s non-vious work even more vigorously than his one-goal deficit against the reigning champion Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With the first half almost over, Gordon jumped in to try.<\/p>\n<p>A Newcastle man caught a Vandic calf as the Dutch International landed on the ground on the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Simon Hooper initially wore the challenge yellow card, but Gordon appears to be taking a quick break following a foul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>However, after a VAR review from Hooper, the referee upgraded the reservation to a red card as Gordon was forced to leave the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>And explaining his decision, Hooper announced:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The challenge is speed, and we will be clearly in touch with the calves with Liverpool No. 4. The final decision is a red card to Newcastle United No. 10.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Hooper&#8217;s decision was supported by a former Premier League star host. Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer scored a record 260 Premier League goal, but wrote on X (formerly Twitter):<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Meanwhile, former England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton explained at the BBC&#8217;s Monday night club:<\/p>\n<p>And Arsenal icon Theo Walcott added: \u201cIt&#8217;s a striker tackle, he&#8217;s taking the wrong leg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When speeds slow, it always looks worse, but Virgil van Dik won&#8217;t get hurt, and that&#8217;s a red card for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Walcott&#8217;s former Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry told Sky Sports:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2099971\/Newcastle-vs-Liverpool-referee-Anthony-Gordon-sent-off\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon was sent to Liverpool for a speedy challenge and contacted Virgil van Dyke. England International was given a march order at the end of the first half at the end of the first half, and his team chased 1-0 in a Premier League encounter at St. James Park. 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