Moussa Sissoko obtained the primary pink card of his Watford profession – proving it definitely wasn’t a Good Friday for the midfielder.
The ex-Tottenham Hotspur star was given two quickfire yellow playing cards within the area of only a minute in his aspect’s 2-1 defeat towards Burnley at Vicarage Street.
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Tom Cleverley’s aspect had been trying to maintain their faint play-off hopes alive towards the Championship table-toppers, nevertheless it all went unsuitable on the hour mark.
Hosts Watford took an early eighth minute lead by means of Mamadou Doumbia, however Burnley struck again earlier than the break with a Zian Flemming equaliser.
Josh Brownhill then made it 2-1 to the guests within the 58th minute, and Sissoko was booked within the aftermath.
Then, simply because the groups had been on the brink of kick-off once more, the 35-year-old veteran was pushed again into his personal half by Flemming.
He then responded with an almighty shove on the Dutchman, and out got here the pink card.
Commenting on the incident dwell, talkSPORT commentator Olly Clink mentioned: “It is Moussa Sissoko who’s strolling off the pitch with a second yellow card.
“Flemming was the person on the ground, what a completely astonishing flip of occasions right here and Watford are down to 10 males.
“We have simply seen a replay, Moussa Sissoko for completely no purpose shoves the Burnley participant to the bottom and earns a pink card. That’s ridiculous.”
West Ham icon Alvin Martin then added: “It’s. And Flemming has been given a yellow card as nicely.
“I can not perceive why, he is the one which has been pushed to the ground, why has he been given a yellow card?
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“However as you mentioned, it is ridiculous for him [Sissoko] to do this on the midway line. Tom Cleverley will likely be completely disgusted with him.”
Clink concluded by saying: “The Watford captain with an absolute second of insanity.”
To make issues worse for Watford, Edo Kayembe then tried to match his teammate’s stupidity, selecting up two yellows in three minutes to place the Hornets right down to 9 males – and in the end leaving them twelfth within the desk.
For Sissoko, it was his third second yellow sending off, having by no means seen a straight pink in his skilled profession.
Nevertheless, Newcastle followers gained’t be too shocked, as Sissoko managed the feat twice whereas enjoying for them within the 2014/15 season.
He obtained a double yellow towards West Ham in November that marketing campaign, after which once more versus Liverpool in April.
That didn’t cease Spurs signing him a 12 months later for £30million, though followers of the north London aspect have equally unhealthy recollections.
Regardless of a really respectable profession that noticed the crew problem for the Premier League underneath Mauricio Pochettino, Sissoko’s most notorious second got here within the 2019 Champions League closing.
A free hand within the penalty space blocked a Sadio Mane cross within the second minute and Liverpool then cruised to a easy 2-0 win.