A lot of Tottenham Hotspur fans are still fuming about Son Heung-Min being dismissed by match official Craig Pawson in last weekend’s 1-0 loss at Bournemouth. Sonny uncharacteristically lost his temper after being stamped and shoved in the back by the Cherries’ Jefferson Lerma and shoved Lerma to the ground with both hands right in front of the official. Pawson wasted no time in showing Sonny a straight red card, the first of two sending-offs that sent Spurs completely off the rails. Now, according to Sky Sports journalist Lyall Thomas and others, Spurs have decided to appeal the decision, claiming that the decision was overly harsh. #Tottenham have made an appeal of wrongful dismissal against Heung-Min Son’s red card received at #Bournemouth on Saturday, Sky Sports News understands. Feel the red and three-game ban is excessive. #THFC — Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) May 7, 2019 There’s a not-crazy rationale for appealing this card. While Sonny’s reaction to shove Lerma was a pretty stupid one at the time, Spurs can point to two incidents prior to Sonny’s shove that might mitigate the punishment. The first is, obviously, Lerma shoving Sonny in the back and stamping on his foot immediately after the foul. There was also another incident a few minutes earlier in the match where Lerma cleaned out Sonny with a shoulder barge right in front of Pawson which went uncalled. In addition, while Sonny shouldn’t have done what he did, his shove was to the chest and was not above the shoulders (which is an automatic red card), so Spurs may argue that while clearly a warning was warranted, it did not meet the threshold of “violent conduct.” Appealing red cards, especially ones ostensibly for violent conduct, can be tricky, but I’m not sure Spurs have a whole lot to lose. They seem to have a strong argument in this case, so why not try for it? Sonny will definitely miss Sunday’s match against Everton, but if the appeal can reduce the sentence to one match instead of three, that’s a net win for Spurs and would mean that he’d be available for the first match of next season. And if it’s rejected, I suppose it’s possible that there could be extra matches tacked on, but that’s a problem for next season.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Spurs Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Spurs have appealed Son Heung-min's red card in Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth. The South Korean international was dismissed just prior to half-time following an altercation with Jefferson Lerma. The Cherries midfielder appeared to strike Son on the back after he fouled Ryan Fraser, with the Spurs ace then retaliating and pushing the Colombian to the ground right in front of referee Craig Pawson. Son's red card now means that he will be absent for Sunday's final league match against Everton and the first two league games of the 2019/20 season. Spurs are hopeful that the decision will be overturned and they believe that the dismissal was excessive punishment. The player will be available to face the Toffees on Sunday if the appeal to the sending off is successful. Mauricio Pochettino's side do have limited options upfront at present and potentially having Son available will be a major boost going into the game as they aim to finish the season in third. Keep up to date with the latest Tottenham Hotspur news, features and exclusives from football.london via our free WhatsApp service . Text NEWS to 07776197989 and then add the number to your phone contacts book as spurs dot london (case sensitive, with spaces) to receive daily updates and breaking news from Alasdair Gold and the team on Spurs. Your phone number won't be shared with any other members of the group. Click here for more information on the service.<doc-sep>
Warren Little/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur have appealed against the red card issued to forward Heung-Min Son on Saturday against Bournemouth. Sky Sports News relayed Spurs' decision, as they seek to have the South Korean available for Sunday's final game of the Premier League season against Everton: According to Rob Guest of Football.London, Tottenham believe Son was provoked during his clash with Jefferson Lerma. "Spurs are hopeful that the decision will be overturned, and they believe that the dismissal was excessive punishment," said Guest. "The player will be available to face the Toffees on Sunday if the appeal to the sending off is successful." Son reacted to a challenge from the Cherries midfielder angrily, shoving him to the floor in front of referee Craig Pawson. The manner of the dismissal means that Son will serve a three-game ban if the appeal is unsuccessful, starting with the match against the Toffees and then the first two games of the 2019-20 season. Football journalist Seb Stafford-Bloor thinks Lerma was fortunate to escape punishment for his role in Son's dismissal: Videos you might like The match was frustrating for Spurs, as their players lost discipline. After Son's red, Juan Foyth was dismissed early in the second half for a reckless tackle, leaving them with just nine men on the field. Nathan Ake eventually netted late on to give the Cherries a 1-0 win. Son was recently suspended for Tottenham's semi-final first leg showdown with Ajax in the UEFA Champions League, which the team lost 1-0. The South Korean, who has scored 20 goals in all competitions for Spurs this season, is set to be back in the side for Wednesday's second leg.