Curtis Jones will serve his three-match ban for the purple card he obtained throughout the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham following an unsuccessful attraction from Liverpool.
Jones was proven a yellow card for his deal with on Yves Bissouma throughout the first half of Saturday’s conflict, just for referee Simon Hooper to alter his punishment to a purple card after being suggested by the VAR to test the pitchside monitor.
The Reds appealed the choice on Monday in a bid to see the midfielder’s three-game suspension eliminated, however the membership have since confirmed that these makes an attempt have failed.
It was a contentious determination from Hooper, with Jones unlucky to comply with via on Bissouma after his foot slipped excessive of the ball.
The choice to improve his punishment to a dismissal means the problem was classed as severe foul play and subsequently worthy of a three-game ban.
Liverpool have been hopeful that the choice could be overturned, as had been the case with Alexis Mac Allister‘s purple card in opposition to Bournemouth in August, however their attraction has been rejected.
The pictures Hooper was proven on the monitor didn’t comply with VAR protocol and that seemingly acted as encouragement for the Reds to launch their attraction.
It means the 22-year-old will miss the upcoming conferences with Brighton, Everton and Nottingham Forest, along with his return to home motion set to come back in opposition to Bournemouth within the League Cup.
There was a chance that the suspension could be elevated to 4 matches had the attraction been deemed ‘frivolous’, however that isn’t concluded to be the case following the evaluate.
Jones is eligible to function in Thursday night time’s Europa League conflict with Union SG, with the punishment not making use of in UEFA competitions.
