Why was Arsenal's Jurriën Timber booked at Tottenham Hotspur, while Liverpool's Curtis Jones got a VAR red card for a similar tackle last season?

After essentially missing the whole of last season, Jurrien Timber properly announced himself as an Arsenal player away to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Timber started as left-back once again, as he has for Arsenal’s last three games, and the Dutchman was incredibly commanding up against the likes of Brennan Johnson.

By playing alongside his twin brother, Jurrien made history alongside Quinten, being the first brothers to share the pitch for the Netherlands national team since 2003. Frank and Ronald de Boer were the last to do so, with the Timber’s joining great company after a 21-year wait for the feat to be repeated.

Porro went down clutching his ankle as Tottenham players raged, calling on refree Jarred Gillett to show a red card. The Australian official showed yellow, one of seven yellows in a record for a Premier League first half, as the two sets of players engaged in a brawl of pushing and shoving.

Jurrien Timber was one of Arsenal’s most motivated players in their derby win against Tottenham this afternoon, and he was close to being sent off. The defender started as Arsenal’s left-back and delivered an outstanding performance,

Arsenal star Jurrien Timber was not shown a red card in the north London derby against Tottenham because his challenge on Pedro Porro was not deemed ‘serious foul play’. In a fierce first-half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,