Issa Diop booked for James McAtee challenge, VAR debate

Issa Diop, of Nottingham Forest, was shown a yellow card for a last-ditch challenge on James McAtee, but the incident has sparked immediate debate over whether it should have been a red.

According to Sky Sports, emotions ran high too, with Gibbs-White frustrated by the idea that the moment had to be taken to VAR. Speaking after the incident, he questioned why such a decision “has to go to VAR”.

So the question remains: Diop was not dismissed despite the stop being late and decisive, and the controversy is all about whether the contact warranted an expulsion.