Ref Watch: Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate should have seen red against Everton says former Premier League official Dermot Gallagher
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate was fortunate to avoid a red card during Merseyside derby against Everton; Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was lucky not to concede a penalty while Dermot Gallagher also reflects on three handball decisions
Former Premier League referee
Monday 23 October 2023 13:32, UK
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Former referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the latest round of the 2023/24 Premier League season including handball decisions, tight VAR calls and fortune favouring the red half of Merseyside...
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INCIDENT: Frustrated defender Jarrad Branthwaite bemoaned inconsistency in Premier League refereeing after claiming Everton were denied «a level playing field» in the Merseyside derby defeat at Anfield.
Ashley Young was sent off for two separate fouls on Luis Diaz in the first half but Everton were furious when Reds defender Ibrahima Konate, already on a yellow card for a foul on Amadou Onana, was not punished a second time for holding back Beto after the break.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted they got lucky that referee Craig Pawson did not show a second yellow card to the Frenchman, who was immediately substituted by Jurgen Klopp, but with the score still goalless Branthwaite felt it could have given them a better chance of avoiding the 2-0 defeat.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Konate should have been sent off.
DERMOT SAYS: «Very lucky. There's a few things — it's so cynical [on Beto], he doesn't make any attempt to play the ball
»Craig's [Pawson] argument might be that he wasn't going to get the ball, but Konate knew what he was doing.
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