#4 Jake Livermore’s red card
Trending
In the 40th minute of the game, Arsenal were awarded the penalty which Alexis subsequently missed, but it was the events leading to it that bore more impact on the result of the game. After some neat build up by Arsenal in Hull's box, the ball fell to Francis Coquelin (of all people), who launched a shot in search of his first goal in 112 appearances for the Gunners.
However, Livermore had other ideas and his protruding arms blocked a certain goal and the midfielder was subsequently showed a red card by the referee. A red card is shown to a player for deliberate handling of the ball inside the area coupled with the spot-kick, but if the handball is not intentional then the player may only be shown a yellow card along with the penalty being awarded to the opposition.
The sending-off has become a controversial topic but in defence of referee Roger East, he was correct with his decision as Livermore clearly blocked Coquelin’s shot.
