Kerry: Jack Stephens was sent off for pulling Cucurella's hair at Southampton before Christmas. Brooks clotheslined him before dragging him to the ground by his hair and was booked. What's the point of VAR if it can't ensure consistency in this most unique and specific type of incidents?

Ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher assesses the controversial moments from the midweek action, including incidents from Chelseas draw with Bournemouth and Arsenals win over Tottenham in the no

Bournemouth midfielder controversially escaped a sending off after making contact with the face of Marc Cucurella

David Brooks was fortunate to stay on the pitch after throwing Marc Cucurella to the floor during Chelsea's Premier League match with Bournemouth

Bournemouth star David Brooks escaped a red card in Tuesday's clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge following an incident with Marc Cucurella in the second-half.

AFC Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks looked set to be shown a red card when the referee was sent to the pitchside monitor to review possible violent conduct on Chelsea's Marc Cucurella.

I said many times, for me, if there is no intention to take the ball, its a red; David Brooks incident represents the first time in Premier League history that a referee has rejected a red-card review

We asked for your views on the decision not to send David Brooks off for an incident involving Marc Cucurella during Chelsea's 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth on Tuesday evening. Here are some of your comments: Michael: Should we expect to see more players deliberately grabbed around the face and neck off the ball now that referees have determined it to be a yellow-card offence?