{"id":4265,"date":"2026-05-18T23:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeepat.name.ng\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:52:11","slug":"miles-away-arsenals-kai-havertz-lucky-to-avoid-red-card-against-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeepat.name.ng\/?p=4265","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Miles away&#8217; &#8211; Arsenal&#8217;s Kai Havertz &#8216;lucky&#8217; to avoid red card against Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former England goalkeeper Rob Green agreed with Neville that Havertz had been lucky to stay on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Green said: &#8220;Studs up, both feet off the ground, it&#8217;s high. There will bunches of people referring back to still images where there have been red cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You speak to the players and ask which tackles do you want to eradicate and it&#8217;s those ones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Arsenal have not had a player sent off in the Premier League this season, although earlier this month the Premier League&#8217;s key match incidents panel said defender Gabriel should have been dismissed against Manchester City on 19 April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Gabriel had pushed his forehead into striker Erling Haaland during City&#8217;s 2-1 win, but was only shown a yellow card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former England defender Jamie Carragher, on Sky Sports, was another to call Havertz &#8220;lucky&#8221; and added: &#8220;When you think of two big decisions in terms of red cards going their way. They are lucky to get away with two big decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Havertz&#8217;s challenge, Carragher said: &#8220;The fact the referee has such a good view and gives a yellow card, then maybe it&#8217;s difficult for the VAR to go against it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;But how the ref has not given a red card, I don&#8217;t know &#8211; it has to be a red card. The force is the one thing that saves him. I struggle to see how you get away with that given how high it is up on the calf.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, Patrick Vieira, the last Arsenal captain to lift the Premier League trophy, felt Tierney had made the right decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a challenge from behind and you can see the studs, but it was the right decision from the referee,&#8221; said Vieira on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There was not enough power or force for the red card. The yellow card was a fair decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson, speaking to the BBC, felt his side should have been playing against 10 men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;In today&#8217;s game, it is a red card and it is dangerous,&#8221; said Jackson. &#8220;He could have injured him as well. 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