Jack Stephens was sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair during Southampton’s Premier League match that they lost 1-5 against Chelsea.
The defender and captain of the ‘Saints’ grabbed Cucurella by the hair and left his team with 10 players at 39 minutes and with the score 1-3 against.
The grabbing of Cucurella’s hair was reviewed in the VAR: “Possible violent conduct by Jack Stephens”
At a time when referee Tony Harrington was not paying attention, Jack Stephens pulled Marc Cucurella by the hair, and he ended up on the ground in pain.
Jack Stephens was sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair
The VAR detected Stephens’ unsportsmanlike action and Harrington decided to be sent off for aggression with a direct red card.
“The VAR recommended an on-field review due to possible violent conduct by Jack Stephens. The referee then showed him a red card,” reported the Premier League.
The background of Jack Stephens, Marc Cucurella’s attacker
Jack Stephen was already sent off against Manchester United, receiving a three-match ban for a harsh tackle on Alejandro Garnacho and subsequently being suspended for two more matches for using abusive and insulting language towards referee Stuart Attwell and fourth official Gavin Ward.
