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Adam Jones

Frank Lampard agrees with Alan Shearer in blunt VAR claim after Everton red card

Frank Lampard has criticised VAR once again after Allan picked up a red card in Everton's win over Newcastle on Thursday evening.

The Brazilian midfielder was dismissed in the second half of proceedings at Goodison Park after referee Craig Pawson had initially given him a yellow for a challenge on Allan Saint-Maximin.

However, after being told to check the pitchside monitor, the referee changed his decision and sent the Everton man off.

And Lampard, speaking in his post-match press conference, was clearly not happy at how things worked out.

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He said: "Well it's not a red card. Alan Shearer, Mr Newcastle, just said it.

"The frustrating thing for us we had, in my opinion, the most blatant one against Man City - the referee didn't see it, VAR got it wrong and we get an apology.

"This one the referee sees it, he delivers the correct verdict of a yellow card and VAR somehow changes it.

"Did you seriously endanger a player for kicking him on the foot? That's football.

"It's a yellow, yes. It's a strong yellow, yes. Did it warrant an overturn? No.

"Let's hope, because we now lose Allan for three games, the referee's association - who we meet and listen to their apologies - can say they got it wrong.

"It's not a clear change, you shouldn't lose a player for three games. Now we're losing a pivotal player for three games, and we lost a point against Man City.

"How many more things can we lose with the benefit of VAR? Not just human error, the benefit of VAR has gone wrong for us twice now."

Lampard firmly believes that decisions such as that can certainly affect the season of any side, including his own.

"It can influence who wins the league, qualifies for the Champions League, Europa League, who goes down," he added.

"The system is not working because of decisions like tonight. We have to have specialist VAR rest.
"When you get called over to the screen, there's no referee that's going to stick to their guns. It can't continue in this way."

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