Premier League release statement as ‘ unlucky’ Lisandro Martinez finally given red card

VAR Michael Salisbury did review the incident, but did not see a reason to upgrade the booking to a red-card. And the Premier League have now confirmed they believed Jones’ decision was the right one.

The statement read: “The referee issued a yellow card to Martinez for a challenge on Palmer. VAR checked for a potential red card and confirmed the referee’s call of no red card, deeming that it was a reckless challenge.”