The Premier League have confirmed why two controversial decisions went against Everton in their defeat to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
Frank Lampard particularly bemoaned an incident in the second half of the game when Anthony Gordon was seemingly brought down inside the box by Joel Matip. Despite the winger's appeals, Stuart Attwell decided against awarding a spot kick.
Earlier on in the match, numerous supporters had also spotted incidents involving Sadio Mane shortly before half time. The Liverpool star looked to raise his hand to the faces of both Allan and Mason Holgate, but escaped a red card.
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The ECHO understands both incidents were checked by the VAR, although that wasn't clear from inside the stadium. On both occasions, it was deemed that there was not enough to intervene with the on-field decisions that were given.
This isn't the first time Lampard has been left disappointed by refereeing decisions, with a seemingly clear penalty against Man City midfielder Rodri not given by the VAR at the end of February. The Blues boss was also angry with the decision to send off Allan against Newcastle last month after a review, while a later appeal to reduce the midfielders three-match ban was also denied.
Everton went on to lose at Anfield thanks to goals from Andy Robertson and Divock Origi in the second half. That defeat leaves Lampard's side in the relegation zone, with six matches left to play in their Premier League campaign.
