
The FA have explained rejecting Liverpool's appeal against Curtis Jones' red card in defeat at Tottenham a fortnight ago.
Liverpool lodged their appeal last week, which was eventually rejected. Jones was sent off for an early tackle on Yves Bissouma after VAR upgraded the initial yellow shown.
The FA said in their findings: "After careful consideration, the commission believed CJ (Curtis Jones) placed the opposition player at undue risk due to the nature of the challenge. The challenge by CJ was deemed a bad tackle and whilst the player gets a bit of the ball, his foot goes over the ball catching the opposition player with studs up and almost straight leg.
"The challenge was made with a degree of intensity, and in relation to the position of the feet, the panel rejected the claim that the player intended to poke the ball to his team-mate. The Panel noted that if they did accept the attempt to poke the ball to a team-mate then the Player was clearly out of control and unable to fulfil the desired action, thus endangering the safety of the opponent."
In Liverpool's appeal, Jones wrote: "My sole intention was to touch the ball away from my opponent and into the path of my team mate, Luis Diaz who I could see to my left hand side. I did not consider myself as challenging an opponent for the ball as I felt I had possession of the ball and was trying to move the ball to stop my opponent gaining control."
