"There had been little incident for much of the first half at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with both sides reluctant to show too much ambition in attack. Yet Liverpool's cause was boosted in the 33rd minute, when Simons was dismissed for a bizarre loss of composure in his tackle on Netherlands team-mate Van Dijk. Simons had initially been shown a yellow card for catching Van Djik on the back of the ankle and getting none of the ball."
"Yet referee John Brooks was sent to the pitchside monitor for an on-field review at the recommendation of the VAR, and after viewing replays that showed raised studs from Simons, promptly changed his decision. Simons' dismissal marked another lowpoint in a disappointing start to his Tottenham career, and Liverpool went close to capitalising immediately, with Florian Wirtz denied by a fine save from Guglielmo Vicario."
Tottenham and Liverpool had a largely uneventful first half with both sides showing limited attacking ambition. In the 33rd minute Xavi Simons was dismissed after a rash tackle on Virgil van Dijk, initially shown a yellow for catching Van Djik on the back of the ankle with no contact on the ball. Referee John Brooks reviewed the incident at the pitchside monitor following a VAR recommendation and overturned the yellow after replays revealed raised studs from Simons. The red card marked another low point in Simons’ disappointing Tottenham start and Liverpool nearly capitalised, with Florian Wirtz denied by Guglielmo Vicario.
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