‘Get him out’ fume Southampton fans after captain Jack Stephens sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair
JACK STEPHENS had Southampton fans pulling out their hair after he tried to do the same to Marc Cucurella’s.
The Saints were down 2-1 to Chelsea when the defender was involved in a penalty box clash with Cucurella.
And replays revealed he pulled on the Spanish left-back’s hair – causing Cucurella to fall to the ground.
Upon VAR replays, Tony Harrington was left with no choice but to show the Southampton captain red.
And one Saints fan fumed: “Strip him of the club captaincy. Ridiculous.”
Another raged: “Jack Stephens once again getting himself sent off? Pathetic excuse of a captain.”
One said: “When we self destruct it’s always special how we go about it”
Another added: “GET HIM OUT OUR F***ING CLUB RIGHT NOW.”
Stephens was banned for three games earlier in the season after his sending off against Manchester United in September.
Axel Disasi opened the scoring on seven minutes following a corner but Joe Aribo levelled soon after.
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Following a mishap at the back, Christopher Nkunku restored Chelsea’s lead before Noni Madueke made it 3-1.
Stephens was then shown red five minutes from the break to leave Southampton with an almighty task of turning the game around.
Chelsea ended the game as 5-1 winners with Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho adding to the scoring.