Red Devils Up Against Penalty After Ramsey’s Disrespectful Behavior
Newcastle forward Jacob Ramsey should not have received a second yellow card in the Magpies' 2-1 win over Manchester United.
[Getty Images] The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has ruled that Newcastle's Jacob Ramsey should not have received a second yellow card in the Magpies' 2-1 win over Manchester United at St James' Park. Ramsey was sent off in added time at the end of the first half for simulation for going down after running past goalkeeper Senne Lammens. It was judged on a 3:2 vote that Ramsey's "left foot appears to slip as he goes past the keeper" and that it "wasn't an attempt to deceive the referee".
The game was goalless at the time, but Newcastle snatched the three points through a superb late winner from William Osula. Second yellow cards are not currently reviewed by VAR, but that will change from next season. However, there will only be a narrow corridor for the VAR to overturn second yellows.
For instance, if a yellow card has been awarded for a foul then the foul itself must be wrong, not just the card. It is the first time this season the KMI Panel has found a player has been incorrectly sent off for a second caution. Wolves' Ladislav Krejci was wrongly dismissed against Crystal Palace last month, though the KMI Panel highlighted his first booking as the mistake.