Tottenham Hotspur have won their appeal to get the red card awarded to South Korean forward Heung-min Son against Everton on Sunday overturned.
The Spurs star’s tackle on Andre Gomes led to a nasty ankle injury after the Portuguese collided with Serge Aurier, and despite initially showing him a yellow card, referee Martin Atkinson changed his mind.
A distraught Son was inconsolable after seeing how badly injured Gomes was, but the Toffees man has since undergone a succesful operation and has been discharged from the hospital.
Given that the Spurs forward’s tackle wasn’t malicious in any way, many were shocked to see Atkinson show him his marching orders.