I’ve only just caught brief highlights of this “must win” game for Everton and I’ll be interested to know the thoughts of the esteemed correspondents on here about the tackle by Palace’s Jordan Ayew on Gordon of Everton.
It was a high, late, scissors type tackle that, for me, should have resulted in a dismissal. Anthony Taylor opted for a caution, and then checked with the VAR who didn’t see any reason for an upgrade to a red card.
It certainly incensed what was already a febrile home support, and I have my own views on Taylor as a referee in the Premier League. Here he opted for the safer option of a caution when the tackle that was made ought to be outlawed; it was frankly dangerous that could have resulted in a very nasty injury for the recipient.
As I say, interesting to find out observations from our learned friends on here.