The minuscule number of straight reds given down south have been for truly heinous acts. Stamping, kicking, eye gouging, head ...

The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card. Chelsea ended up losing the game despite an improved second half display at St. James' Park, which now makes it likely that the Blues need two ...

Brooks initially issued a yellow card but upgraded the punishment to a red after being sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR official Darren England. With Christopher Nkunku sidelined by injury ...

It is not within the VAR’s power to award a yellow card retrospectively, so the only decision was red card or not. To compound City’s disbelief, only a few minutes after the incident involving ...

But after VAR intervention, referee John Brooks upgraded his yellow card to a red card. The incident proved costly for Chelsea as the Blues slumped to a 2-0 defeat away from home that jeopardised ...

“He runs into him with a forearm. I'm not convinced that's a red card. It's a foul. It's a yellow card, 100 per cent. “Once he's given the yellow card, I don't think there's enough to give him ...

Chelsea are set to be without Nicolas Jackson for the Premier League run-in after the Senegalese striker was sent off in Sunday’s 2-0 loss at St James’ Park. He was shown the red card after ...

The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card." With no striker on the bench, the Blues were forced to play the remainder of the match without a forward in the side. This season, Jackson has ...

Referee John Brooks initially gave Jackson a yellow card but was advised to consult the pitchside monitor by VAR and upgraded his decision to a red. Chelsea rallied from the blow to create some ...

San Jose Earthquakes head coach Bruce Arena helped save Lionel Messi from receiving a red card following the ... decision and subsequently earned a yellow card. Messi continued to dispute the ...

Jackson caught his opposite number with a forearm in the middle of the park, with VAR intervening to upgrade John Brooks’ yellow card to a red card in the immediate aftermath of the incident.

Head of match officials Phil Bentham discusses the frequency of yellow and red cards and why video referee decisions are so slow in Super League; Sky Sports will again show every game of Super ...