{"id":299504,"date":"2023-12-09T16:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299504"},"modified":"2023-12-09T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:24:24","slug":"ferdinand-and-crouch-believe-jordan-ayew-should-not-have-been-sent-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/ferdinand-and-crouch-believe-jordan-ayew-should-not-have-been-sent-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferdinand and Crouch believe Jordan Ayew should NOT have been sent off"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch believe Jordan Ayew should NOT have been sent off for Crystal Palace in their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool &#8211; with the former Reds striker admitting the dismissal was a &#8216;massive factor&#8217; in Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side&#8217;s turnaround<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jordan Ayew was shown a second yellow card for a soft tackle on Harvey Elliot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liverpool took full advantage of their numerical advantage with two late goals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>It will do Arsenal no harm at all to have Arteta out of sight at Villa Park &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch were united in their belief that Jordan Ayew should not have received a second yellow card in Liverpool&#8217;s dramatic late win over Crystal Palace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pendulum of the tie swung in favour of Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side after the Ghanaian&#8217;s controversial 75th-minte sending off, with the Reds grabbing the win after two late goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ayew had received an equally iniquitous booking earlier on in the half for blocking a Liverpool free-kick and was given his marching orders after stopping an attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Reds striker Crouch admitted that he couldn&#8217;t foresee the Liverpool turnaround and disagreed with the dismissal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You just did not see that coming at all, particularly after the first half performance.&#8217; He said on TNT Sports. &#8216;Palace grew into the game obviously getting the goal but they dropped deeper and deeper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/15\/78768191-12844963-image-a-41_1702135007343.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand (middle) and Peter Crouch (right) disagreed with\u00a0Andy Madley&#8217;s decision to show Jordan Ayew a second yellow card late on in the game<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/15\/78768195-12844963-image-a-42_1702135031303.jpg\" height=\"497\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Palace forward was dismissed after fouling Harvey Elliot near the halfway line at Selhurst Park<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/15\/78768141-12844963-image-m-24_1702134759932.jpg\" height=\"578\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Madley surprised everyone in the ground when he produced a second yellow before showing the Ghanaian a red card<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You have to say that the red card was a massive factor. I didn\u2019t think it was a red card but Liverpool then capitalised on it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His co-pundit Ferdinand was in agreement but was keen to praise Liverpool for their powers of recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn\u2019t agree with the red card but you have to say Liverpool are used to doing this. This is becoming a part of their season now, this is becoming a story of their season &#8211; coming from behind a winning games.&#8217; He said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s resilience in this squad, there\u2019s maturity in this squad, there\u2019s experience but also an ability to score goals at critical points in games.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Palace had taken the lead just before the how when Jean-Philippe Mateta successfully converted a spot-kick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Ayew&#8217;s sending off completely changed the game as Salah grabbed his 200th goal for the club within a minute of his exit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Elliot then produced a moment of magic in the first minute of stoppage time, picking up the ball from deep before rifling in his shot from the edge of the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The win takes Klopp&#8217;s side to the top of the Premier League table ahead of Arsenal&#8217;s trip to Villa Park on Saturday evening.\u00a0Palace remain 15th, seven points clear of the relegation zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12844963\/Rio-Ferdinand-Peter-Crouch-Jordan-Ayew-Crystal-Palace-2-1-Liverpool-Jurgen-Klopp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch believe Jordan Ayew should NOT have been sent off for Crystal Palace in their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool &#8211; 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