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Yves Bissouma Becomes 7th Tottenham Player To Receive Two EPL Red Cards In One Season

Yves Bissouma became the 7th Tottenham player to be sent off twice in a Premier League season when a VAR review resulted in a red card at Nottingham Forest.

Robert Summerscales

Yves Bissouma Becomes 7th Tottenham Player To Receive Two EPL Red Cards In One Season
Yves Bissouma Becomes 7th Tottenham Player To Receive Two EPL Red Cards In One Season /

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma became the first player to be sent off twice in the Premier League this season when he saw red at Nottingham Forest on Friday night.

Bissouma was initially shown a yellow card by referee Jarred Gillett after the studs on his right boot had caught the shin of Ryan Yates.

But VAR Michael Oliver then instructed Gillett to review the incident.

After watching multiple replays, Gillett upgraded Bissouma's yellow to a red.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma pictured with his head in his hands after being sent off during a Premier League game against Nottingham Forest in December 2023
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma pictured with his head in his hands after being sent off during Friday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest :: IMAGO/Sportimage/Andrew Yates

Bissouma is now the seventh Spurs player in Premier League history to be sent off twice in the same season.

His first dismissal of the 2023/24 campaign came in a 1-0 win at Luton in October when he was shown a second yellow card for diving.

Tottenham also won Friday's game despite their numerical disadvantage.

Bissouma's red card came in the 70th minute, shortly after Dejan Kulusevski had punished a Matt Turner error to put Spurs 2-0 up.

Kulusevski had earlier provided a fine assist for Richarlison in first-half added time.

The game ended 2-0 to Spurs, who now have 33 points from 17 EPL games under Ange Postecoglou.

Highlights: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.