Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister was given a straight red by referee Thomas Bramall for a challenge on Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie; Mac Allister was set to be suspended for Liverpool’s next three matches against Newcastle, Aston Villa and Wolves, but he will no longer serve a ban
The FA has decided to overturn Alexis Mac Allister’s red card that he received against Bournemouth last Saturday. Liverpool’s appeal against the midfielder’s three-match suspension was successful. Mac Allister had been shown a straight red card by referee Thomas Bramall for a challenge on Ryan Christie. This incident occurred just before the hour mark in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth at Anfield, while Liverpool was leading 2-1.
An independent regulatory commission has removed Alexis Mac Allister’s three-match suspension following a claim of wrongful dismissal,” the FA said via their spokesperson account on Twitter.
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Speaking after the game on Saturday, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said “everything was lacking for a red card
Speaking to Sky Sports, he mentioned, “The conversation needs to take place, and there’s unanimous agreement on that. I completely grasp how it appeared to the referee at that instant, but upon reviewing the footage, it shows the contact was made with the inside of the foot and lacked force. We’ve witnessed more severe tackles not resulting in red cards when they should have. It’s a topic that deserves discussion. If the initial decision had been a yellow card, VAR wouldn’t have intervened to change it to a red.