Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer. (Photograph by Tom Dulat/Getty Photos for Premier League)
Alan Shearer believes Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran was arduous performed by along with his purple card in Saturday’s heavy loss to Newcastle United.
Villa had been already 1-0 right down to a second-minute Anthony Gordon aim on Saturday however had managed to stabilise and create a number of half-chances.
Nonetheless, their hopes of choosing up a outcome at St. James’ Park had been successfully dashed simply after the half-hour mark when Duran was proven a straight purple card.
The Colombian striker was in a race for the ball with Fabian Schar, with each gamers falling to the ground. On his approach down, Duran’s proper foot landed on Schar’s again and at first look, it appeared like he’d stamped on the Swiss defender.
Replays, nevertheless, made it look extra like Duran’s left ankle had rolled, leaving him compensating and in search of someplace to land his proper foot.
Nonetheless, VAR did not overturn the choice, with Duran given his marching orders.
Aston Villa went on to lose the match 3-0, with Alexander Isak and Joelinton netting within the second half to finish a complete victory for Newcastle.
Alan Shearer: Jhon Duran purple card ‘harsh’
Magpies legend Shearer reviewed the incident for BBC Radio 5 Reside on Saturday.
The previous England worldwide thinks the choice from referee Anthony Taylor was ‘harsh)’ and sympathisers with the state of affairs Duran discovered himself in.
“I believed it was barely harsh,” stated Shearer (through Chronicle Reside).
“If you’re travelling at that a lot velocity how are you going to make sure that he’s obtained nowhere else to place his foot? As soon as the referee has given the purple there was no approach they had been going to overturn it.”
Aston Villa intend to attraction Duran’s three-game suspension however because it stands, he’s set to overlook Premier League video games in opposition to Brighton and Leicester, in addition to the FA Cup third-round conflict with West Ham — all at house — earlier than returning for the journey to Everton in mid-January.
