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Brighton’s Diego Gomez escapes red card after catch liverpool‘S florian wertz With high boots till late in the first part of Premier League Stability at Anfield.
Wirtz held his chest after the ball was deflected away from Gomez on the edge of the box, but the Brighton midfielder’s outstretched leg collided with his stomach.
Gomez was booked by the referee Craig PawsonVAR reviewed the challenge but ruled that Gómez’s challenge was not made with “excessive force” and that it did not constitute a “serious foul”,
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, former Premier League striker Chris Sutton said: “Gomez’s challenge on Wirtz is really poor.
“It’s really high and hits Wertz in the stomach. So high and dangerous. Another day, he could see red.”
Liverpool went 1–0 up thanks to Hugo Ekitike’s opening goal after just 46 seconds, the fastest goal of the Premier League season so far.
