"West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta was branded completely irresponsible after getting sent off for an angry altercation with referee Darren England. The Hammers provided some light relief to a troubled Liverpool side at the London Stadium on Sunday, with goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo providing the Reds their first win since the start of November. But Paqueta made things that little bit harder for his side with a needless tirade against the referee, which saw him dismissed in the 84th minute."
"It was sparked when Dominik Szoboszlai went down relatively easily under challenge from Niclas Fullkrug. Paqueta was close to the incident, but not directly involved in the challenge, yet managed to talk his way into the book with his protests. Rather than take England's warning, Paqueta cranked up his anger even further, getting up close to the referee and angrily protesting."
"The 28-year-old was dragged away, at one point even opposition goalkeeper Alisson trying to pull his Brazil teammate away from trouble, but he wouldn't listen, and went back in for more. Due to the aggressive nature of his outburst, he gave England little choice but to brandish a second yellow card, to which Paqueta sarcastically clapped his way off the pitch, remonstrating further with officials."
Lucas Paqueta received two yellow cards and was sent off in the 84th minute for an angry altercation with referee Darren England. The dismissal followed protests after Dominik Szoboszlai went down under Niclas Fullkrug's challenge; Paqueta was nearby but not involved. He ignored a warning and approached the referee aggressively, requiring teammates and opposition goalkeeper Alisson to restrain him. Because of the aggressive nature of the outburst, England issued a second yellow. Paqueta sarcastically applauded as he left and will miss the next match due to the automatic one-game suspension.
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