How many games will Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero miss for Tottenham?

Nonetheless, this time, Thomas Frank’s males have good motive to really feel onerous carried out by, as there was quite a lot of controversy surrounding the away facet’s second objective.

To make issues worse for the Dane, two of his gamers got their marching orders in both half.

Tottenham duo suspended after pink playing cards in opposition to Liverpool

Simons was first proven a yellow for a harmful problem on Virgil van Dijk within the thirty third minute, and it was subsequently upgraded to a pink card after VAR requested the referee to re-watch his horror problem.

Xavi Simons’ straight pink implies that he’ll miss Tottenham’s subsequent three Premier League video games: away at Crystal Palace and Brentford, and at residence to Sunderland.

Romero obtained his first yellow card for complaining to the referee about Liverpool’s second objective, and the Spurs captain subsequently acquired a second yellow card for kicking out at Ibrahima Konate on 66 minutes.

Because it was not a straight pink, the Argentine will probably be suspended for only one Premier League match.

Cristian Romero solely has himself in charge

Romero’s first yellow card was comprehensible as his frustrations clearly boiled over after the referee didn’t spot the push within the again for Hugo Ekitike’s objective.

Nonetheless, realizing that he was on a yellow, the Tottenham man ought to have recognized higher than to kick out at Konate in stoppage time.

Frank will really feel let down by his captain, who will now serve his second one-match suspension of the season.