Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma is sent off after receiving a second yellow card for DIVING just before half-time in clash at Luton

• Yves Bissouma was sent off for Tottenham moments before half-time at Luton
• He was shown a second yellow card for simulation minutes after first booking 
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Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma was sent off for Tottenham at the end of the first-half in their Premier League clash at Luton.

The midfielder was shown two yellow cards in the space of ten minutes before half-time in their trip to Kenilworth Road.

At the 38 minute mark, he dragged down Chiedozie Ogbene after Pedro Porro was  robbed in midfield and was shown a yellow which was already enough to rule him out of their next game with Fulham after the international break.

Then ten minutes later in stoppage time, he threw himself down to the ground on the edge of the Luton box.

Unfortunately for Bissouma, referee John Brooks spotted what he had done and showed him a second yellow card before brandishing the red.

Yves Bissouma was shown a second yellow card just before half-time after he was caught diving

Referee John Brooks was quick to brandish the yellow card for the offense before the break

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Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou watched on as his side squandered first-half chances before the Mali international recieved his second yellow card for diving

The midfielder has been one of Tottenham’s brightest stars in the early weeks of the campaign and came in for praise ahead of the game. 

However, speaking at half-time former Tottenham striker Peter Crouch criticised the 27-year-old’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to go down. 

‘Bissouma, it was just a moment of madness.’ He said on TNT Sports. ‘A complete dive. The first was a stonewall yellow card and then it was great refereeing. 

‘I think [Jermaine Jenas] said in commentary but it was a ridiculous decision [by Bissouma] and now they’ve got a real team talk at half-time having been so comfortable in possession, creating chances to now being down to ten men.’

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