Granit Xhaka vs Westwood Incident | Xhaka red card vs Burnley 2020 for grabbing opponent by throat

This Granit Xhaka red card vs Burnley saw the Gunners midfielder sent off for grabbing Ashley Westwood by the throat. The Xhaka dismissal v Burnley came in the 56th minute- he was originally given a yellow card for his tackle on Dwight McNeil, and following a VAR review which showed him appearing to choke Westwood, it was upgraded to a red by the referee Graham Scott.

Original tackle before red- Xhaka vs McNeil and fight between Burnley players and Xhaka

Xhaka sent off vs Burnley 2020 VAR review | Xhaka vs Westwood red card

The visitors went on to claim victory as Aubameyang scored an own goal from a Burnley corner.

1 thought on “Granit Xhaka vs Westwood Incident | Xhaka red card vs Burnley 2020 for grabbing opponent by throat”

  1. You can see the trip by the Burnley player on Xhaka just before he went for Westwood. He was baited, and unfortunately fell for it, and that too in front of the referee!

Leave a Comment