Shortly after the full time whistle yesterday there were some scuffles on the pitch, and we noticed Mauricio Pochettino pulled Nicolas Jackson away from the fray. We didn’t see what had happened to start it, but images coming out today show some nasty stuff, and there’s the very real prospect that Jackson could get a ban.
As you can see in the image above, Jackson had his hands around defender Nathan Patterson’s throat at one point, and that’s something the Football Association never take kindly to.
A ban for Jackson is the last thing we need right now. Given Pochettino has spent the last couple of weeks trying to teach his squad to not pick up silly yellow and red cards, this would ramp up the frustration once again.
Any potential FA investigation would be announced in the next few days, and sadly this one looks like something of an open and shut case.