Far be it for me to defend a Spurs player, but that’s never a red. Atkinson absolutely re-legislated the result, not the event. The injury to Gomes is horrific and never something you want to see, but it’s an incident that happens when athletes compete at insanely high speeds and fitness levels.
No, it wasn't. It was a yellow all the way, there was bad intent in it, but if Gomes doesn't come across Aurier at an odd angle he doesn't suffer this injury.
You could tell it was bad by the players' reactions on both teams. Seamus Coleman, who had one of these a few years ago and hasn't been quite as good since, was comforting Son, who was distraught.
So yeah, not a red. But only one of the officials' screwups. By the letter of the law, Everton deserved a penalty when the ball struck Alli with his hands over his head in the box - which would have been a much more deserved spot-kick than the travesty awarded to Brighton against Everton last week. VAR looked at it for three minutes and gave nothing, which was a few minutes fewer than it took VAR to award the Seagulls a penalty last week. Once play resumed, the telecast showed a clear view of the handball and the announcers quickly pointed out that VAR didn't even have that view. Also, Richarlison was breaking away with open pitch in front of him late in the second half, and was the recipient of a clear professional foul, but nothing was given. On the other hand, Spurs probably had a legit complaint that Son had been fouled in the box.
A shitshow all around.
