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Malick Thiaw escapes a second yellow card

Sunday, 21 September 2025 · 2025-26 · —

What happened

The KMI panel ruled that Malick Thiaw should have been shown a second yellow card. Second cautions were not reviewable by VAR in 2025-26.

On the pitch: No second yellow
VAR: VAR did not intervene
Benefited: NEW Newcastle United
Harmed: BOU Bournemouth

Fan verdict

Was the final decision right?

One tap, then pick your club. We show how Bournemouth fans, Newcastle United fans and everyone else answered.

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Officials & their calls

RefereeRob JonesErrorcareer on file: 10 err · 23%VARMatt DonohueNot judgedcareer on file: 5 err · 69%Assistant VARTim RobinsonNot judgedcareer on file: 3 err · 57%

What the fans thought

Heated40

2 of 59 comments in the r/soccer post-match thread were angry about the officiating. Main gripes: red card and penalty.

“What a miserable game lmao. I swear I always have the worst luck when I choose a game to really focus on x-x. ------------ **Newcastle** Pope – Didn’t have much to do in terms of shot-stopping, but did his job when he ha…” · 37 upvotes

“Just making the rules up as they go along the refs. Useless c***s.” · 4 upvotes

Whole-match mood, not this incident alone.

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