Sipke Hulshoff should have been sent off v Tottenham [Credit: Sky Sports Football]
Sipke Hulshoff should have been sent off v Tottenham [Credit: Sky Sports Football]
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Liverpool controversy: Arne Slot ally should have been sent off v Tottenham

Keith Hackett
Keith Hackett

Refereeing Consultant AUTHORITY Former FIFA Referee; Head of PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited). FOCUS Laws of the Game, VAR implementation, officiating performance, and PGMOL policy. THE AUDIT Keith utilises Statscore’s Officiating Telemetry, including Deep-Data Metrics like Incident Accuracy Rates, VAR Intervention Latency, and Official Positional Efficiency. He provides technical refereeing analysis to reveal the regulatory reality behind match-defining decisions.

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Liverpool coach Sipke Hulshoff should have been sent off against Tottenham, Keith Hackett says.

The Arne Slot ally was booked following Lucas Bergvall's winning goal in the 1-0 victory on 8 January in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.

The ex-PGMOL chief admitted that arguments from the Liverpool dugout were fair after the young Swedish wonder avoided a second yellow card for a rash challenge before scoring the winner.

Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News after footage from Sky Sports Football on X, Hackett believes Hulshoff should have picked up a second yellow after confronting the fourth official aggressively.

"Given the frustration of a poor decision, you can understand why the Liverpool coaching staff were unhappy with the referee not issuing the Spurs goal scorer a second yellow.

"However having received a yellow and then venting his ongoing frustration with the fourth official, he completely overstepped the mark and should have been red-carded.

Liverpool figure should be punished by FA after Tottenham

"Having received a yellow, the coach was fortunate not to receive a second yellow for his outburst at the fourth official."

Lucas Bergvall Tottenham
Lucas Bergvall (Credit: Imago)

Spurs and the Carabao Cup has seen immense drama already this season, from the last-gasp winner at Coventry to the possible FA investigation after the win over Manchester United.

Ange Postecoglou will just be happy to get the win, with a game at Anfield between them and the final at Wembley, which is long overdue.

In other Tottenham news, Ange Postecoglou has been told to fine one player after what happened against Liverpool.

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