Ref Watch: James Tarkowski challenge on Alexis Mac Allister deserved red card, says Dermot Gallagher

3 April 2025, 10:04 | Updated: 3 April 2025, 12:07

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher says James Tarkowski's challenge on Alexis Mac Allister in the Merseyside derby "ticked all the boxes" for a red card and that he should have been sent off.

Everton defender Tarkowski met the leg of Liverpool's Mac Allister high and with force when following through on a tackle in which he first won the ball during the Toffees' 1-0 defeat at Anfield on Wednesday.

Referee Sam Barrott only awarded a yellow card and VAR Paul Tierney decided against recommending an on-field review - a decision PGMOL has acknowledged was incorrect, Sky Sports News understands.

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