Timber initially put his foot on the ball in the challenge, but then made contact with Porro. Gary Neville noted that the challenge reminded him of one which saw Curtis Jones sent off against Tottenham last season. Unlike Jones however, Timber did remain on the pitch.
Neville shared what the reason was for not upgrading the card to red.
“Just hearing what has been fed into the VAR at Stockley Park. They said Timber puts his foot on the ball and it doesn’t roll over, which is what saved it from being a red card,” he said.
