Sunderland’s Brobbey deserved red for a foul on Spurs’ Romero, the Premier League panel says

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel has ruled that Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey should have been sent off for bringing down Cristian Romero during a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, British media reported on Friday.

Spurs defender Romero suffered a season-ending injury when he collided with his team’s goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after Brobbey, who already had a yellow card, pushed him in the second half.

Referee Rob Jones made the mistake but opted not to show Brobbey a second yellow card as Spurs suffered their seventh defeat in eight league games to remain in the bottom three, with the threat of relegation looming.

The RMI panel voted 3-2 to rule that Jones had made a mistake, with the majority saying the pressure was an “unnecessarily reckless action,” according to media reports.

Spurs, 18th in the standings amid a run of 15 games without a win in the league, visit Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday with Argentine Romero remaining a doubt for this year’s World Cup.

Published on April 24, 2026