It has been revealed that Anthony Taylor sent off Jhon Duran in Aston Villa’s defeat at Newcastle despite being advised by two of his on-field colleagues that the striker did not merit a red card.
Duran was dismissed after being adjudged to have stamped on Fabian Schar following a tackle from the Newcastle centre-back. Referee Taylor pulled out the red card and VAR Graham Scott agreed with the on-field decision shortly after examining the footage.
In the latest edition of Match Officials Mic’d Up, PGMOL chief Howard Webb took a look at the incident, including the match audio from the officials involved. The below transcript reveals how Taylor took decisive action after noticing that Schar was “holding somewhere else” on his body following contact from Duran.
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