Premier League official explanation Gordon s red card: serious foul, fast and obviously shoveled to Van Dijk s calf

Sports     3:53am, 26 August 2025

In the second round of the Premier League, Newcastle played against Liverpool, Gordon tackled Van Dijk in stoppage time and was directly under red hair. The Premier League official gave an explanation.

Premier League official: After VAR review, the referee overturned the previous on-site penalty for Anthony Gordon showing a yellow card.

The referee announced: "After review, Newcastle United player No. 10 performed a serious foul. This rush has both speed and strength, and clearly touched the calf of Liverpool player No. 4. My final penalty was to send Newcastle United player No. 10 off the red card. "