Referee Robert Jones was told ‘it's in your gift' by VAR Graham Scott before he became the first Premier League referee to ever perform a red-card rejection at his pitch-side monitor in refusing to dismiss Bournemouth's David Brooks, and Mail Sport can reveal why.
Jones had to decide whether Brooks clotheslining Chelsea's Marc Cucurella was worthy of red. Supporters felt Cucurella had a chunk of his hair pulled in the process when the game was locked at 1-1 midway through the second half at Stamford Bridge.
Jones was sent for a review by Scott to decide on the possible dismissal.