Tottenham's red card pleas dismissed after Cristian Romero incident as verdict reached

Tottenham's red card pleas dismissed after Cristian Romero incident as verdict reachedA former referee has dismissed Tottenham players' appeals for Brian Brobbey to be sent off following the collision that left Cristian Romero injuredCommentsSportBen Crawford Senior Sports Writer and Patrick Austen-Hardy Senior Sports Journalist11:42, 13 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesCristian Romero left the pitch in tears during Tottenham's defeat to Sunderland (Image: Getty)Tottenham captain Cristian Romero was withdrawn injured during his side's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland following a collision with goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky. However, several of his team-mates believed Brian Brobbey was responsible for the clash and ought to have been shown a red card.‌Spurs quickly fell behind in the second half of Roberto De Zerbi's maiden match in the dugout. Just eight minutes after Nordi Mukiele broke the deadlock for the hosts, a through ball was played, with Romero tracking back as it reached Kinsky.‌Brobbey was giving chase and following some hesitation from the keeper, both Kinsky and Romero collided with one another quite forcefully. Romero was replaced in tears as he appeared to sustain a knee problem. Kinsky's head required bandaging after it struck his colleague's leg and 1-0 remained the final result.‌Sunderland's Brobbey seemed to shove Romero while pursuing the ball and some of the Tottenham squad protested to the official about this, given the Dutchman was already carrying a yellow card. Yet former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has dismissed these appeals, as has ex-striker Jay Bothroyd.JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook pageREAD MORE: Tottenham fan Alex Scott details Man City star Antoine Semenyo text after Arsenal winnerREAD MORE: Sunderland issue strong statement as Brian Brobbey hit with vile racist abuse"I think we have to be careful we don't get seduced by the outcome, t...