Premiership

Hilarious red card!- Ex Arsenal player Sanchez Watt sent off vs East Thurrock for Hemel Hempstead 2018- Referee Dean Hulme

Hilarious scenes in last night’s non-league clash between Hemel Hempstead and East Thurrock. Referee Dean Hulme wanted to book ex Arsenal starlet Sanchez Watt, now playing for Hemel, and asked him for his name. Watt replied with “Watt” a number of times, but the referee mistook it for “What?” “What?“, and decided to give the player a red card for dissent!

Fortunately for Watt, Hemel captain Jordan Parkes (a former Watford player and a England youth representative) stepped in and explained the whole situation and the red card was rescinded. Watt was given a yellow (the original card he was supposed to receive) and the match went on. Hemel won the game 2-0 against East Thurrock, with Watt one of the scorers on the evening

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LFC Anfield Attendances 2017-2018 Season | Liverpool FC CL Premier League Crowds 17-18

Here is a look at Liverpool’s attendances for the 2017/18 season, including Premier League, Champions League and Cup games. Anfield’s capacity was increased to around 54,000 in the 2016/17 season and Liverpool have plans to make it a 60,000 seater in the near future.

What is Liverpool’s highest attendance at Anfield during the 2017/18 season (across all competitions)?

It was the 53,342 strong crowd that watched the FA Cup clash between Liverpool and West Brom on 27 January, 2018. LFC lost that game 3-2- their only home loss so far in the current season.

What is Liverpool’s highest Premiership crowd in the 2017/2018 season?

It is the 53,287 that turned up to watch Liverpool beat Newcastle United 2-0 on 3 March, 2018

What is Liverpool’s lowest Anfield crowd in the 17/18 season?

Across all competitions, the lowest attendance at Anfield was for the Liverpool vs Maribor Champions League clash, which saw 47,957 turn up.

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