{"id":1723,"date":"2026-04-28T14:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1723"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:35:06","slug":"dominic-calvert-lewin-escapes-punishment-for-pulling-marc-cucurellas-hair-as-fans-make-same-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1723","title":{"rendered":"Dominic Calvert-Lewin escapes punishment for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair as fans make same complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin avoided punishment after a potential hair pull on Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella, just weeks after Lisandro Martinez was sent off for a similar incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Martinez was given his marching orders after it was deemed that he pulled Calvert Lewin’s hair during the second-half of Leeds’ 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. <\/p>\n

Paul Tierney, who was officiating that day, sent Martinez off for an act of violent conduct, a decision Michael Carrick later described as “one of the worst I’ve ever seen”.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky Sports after the final whistle, Calvert-Lewin was asked whether he felt the red card was fair.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know, I don’t make the rules,” he said. “I felt my hair get pulled and obviously I told the ref, he’s the one that makes the decisions, at the end of the day. Unfortunate for him (Martinez), whether he’s meant it or not, I don’t hold no grudges, but it is what it is.”<\/p>\n

Almost two weeks later and Calvert-Lewin was the subject of a VAR check for potentially tugging Marc Cucurella’s hair during the FA Cup semi-final between Leeds and Chelsea.<\/p>\n

As you can see from the footage above, Calvert-Lewin escaped a red card following the review, but many felt the incident was similar to the one when Martinez was sent off on April 13. <\/p>\n

One fan wrote: “The irony of Calvert Lewin not being sent off for a hair pull,” and a second commented: “Calvert Lewin should\u2019ve been sent off for a hair pull. When his hair was pulled recently the opposition player was dismissed.”<\/p>\n

A third said: Reminder that Lisandro Martinez was sent off for \u201cviolent conduct\u201d just 13 days ago for touching Calvert-Lewin\u2019s hair bobble\u2026 yes that is Calvert-Lewin pulling Cucurella\u2019s hair UNPUNISHED @FA_PGMOL.”<\/p>\n

A fourth wrote: “Hahahahaha CALVERT-LEWIN of all players has a little tug of hair and he\u2019s not sent off. Correct, it\u2019s not a sending off. And it wasn\u2019t when Martinez saw red! You couldn\u2019t write it.”<\/p>\n

A fifth added: “Don’t want it to be a red and ruin the game but how ironic that it wasn’t given as a red but the very similar one on Calvert-Lewin by Martinez was one.”<\/p>\n

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Calvert-Lewin escaped punishment for the potential hair pull. Image credit: TNT Sports<\/cite><\/div>\n

Thoughts on the incident? Let us know in the comments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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