Official Premier League statement on why Sven Botman not red carded in defeat to Aston Villa
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30-second readThe Premier League released an official statement on why Sven Botman was not red carded for Newcastle United against Aston Villa. Saturday’s game saw a big talking point just ahead of the 20 minute mark.
Joelinton lost control of the ball and then threw himself into a tackle on Johan Manzambi to try and win it back. The ball ran on and Sven Botman then threw himself into a challenge on Nicolas Jackson.
The referee on the pitch gave the two Newcastle United players a booking each. The restart was delayed for the VAR to consider the Sven Botman challenge, whether to recommend that the referee upgrade to a red card.
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- Aston Villa, Newcastle United
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