'He could have broken his leg': Tom Cairney goes from hero to zero as Fulham captain sent off for horrendous tackle
Tom Cairney rescued a point for Fulham at Tottenham before being sent off for a horror tackle on Dejan Kulusevski.
He peasants The captain put in an eventful 20-minute performance off the bench as Marco Silva's side earned a 1-1 draw in north London.
Cairney He was introduced from the bench in the 62nd minute with Fulham trailing after Brennan Johnson's first goal.
And just five minutes later, he equalized the visitors with a beautiful shot that slipped into the bottom right corner.
It was his first away goal since March 2010 during his time at Hull.
But he soon went from hero to zero after being given the marching order in the 82nd minute.
Referee Darren Bond initially showed the 33-year-old a yellow card for a tackle on Kulusevsky.
But then VAR told him to go to the pitchside monitor, where replays showed Cairney's lunge to the back of the Sweden international's calf.
And Bond was given no chance but to upgrade his initial caution to a straight red for serious foul play.
Commenting on the tackle on talkSPORT commentary, Sam Ellard simply said: “That could have broken his leg.”
Meanwhile, the Premier League Match Centre's X account posted: “Referee's yellow card for Cairney's tackle on Kulusevski is reviewed by VAR, who recommended an on-field review for serious foul play.
“The referee then showed Cairney a red card.”
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Cairney will now miss the next three games for Fulham.
He will now be absent for Thursday's clash against Brighton at Craven Cottage.
And then he will be unavailable for next Sunday's clash against Arsenal in west London and then the trip to Liverpool on December 14.
Fortunately for Fulham, Spurs He didn't make them pay for having one less man as they shared the spoils at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The result leaves Spurs in seventh place, three points off the top four.
As for Fulham, they remain in tenth position, just one point behind Ange Postecoglou's men.
