Matthew Upson comments on Serge Aurier’s red card against West Ham

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West Ham lost 2-3 against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Former West Ham player-turned-pundit Matthew Upson has described Serge Aurier’s red card as a “silly mistake” from the defender.

Tottenham won the London derby 3-2 against West Ham, but the red card allowed the Hammers to come back into the game.

Harry Kane scored twice as Spurs led 2-0 at half time. Christian Eriksen scored in the second half to make it 3-0 for the visitors.

Javier Hernandez pulled one back for the home side, but Spurs were totally in control of the game at that point.

However, two bookings in five minutes saw the summer signing leave the field. His second booking came from a tackle on Andy Carroll, which was unnecessary.

West Ham, with numerical advantage, pressed hard and got another goal through Cheikhou Kouyate.

Upson noted that it was almost as if Aurier had asked for it. He said that the Ivory Coast defender looked “over tenacious”, and it was a “silly mistake” to make.

“It’s almost like Serge Aurier has asked for it. He has looked over tenacious throughout the whole game,” said Upson on BBC Radio 5 live (live commentary; 13:58 pm).

“He doesn’t have to win the ball there. It’s not life or death. It’s a silly mistake to make.”

Mauricio Pochettino said that he was happy with his overall performance, and admitted that such incidents can happen in football.

“I though the first yellow card wasn’t a yellow card. Of course I’m disappointed because he got the second yellow card and then the red card. But that is football,” said Pochettino, as quoted by Football London.

“I know very well this is football. When I was a player I made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of problems. But it is football and I am happy with him. All his team-mates and the club are very happy with him. He’s settled very well and he’s only been training with us for 20 days.

“I am happy. Only disappointed like sure he is, but understand that in football this type of situation can happen.”