Liverpool were seething that Tarkowski’s powerful back-post finish - which stood after a long VAR check mostly centred on a possible offside - was not ruled out for a challenge by Beto on Ibrahima Konate, leading to furious protests from manager Arne Slot, who was then shown a straight red card by Oliver after the second yellows for Jones and Doucoure.
Liverpool - now seven points clear of title rivals Arsenal at the Premier League summit - will now be without Jones for Sunday’s visit of Wolves to Anfield, while Slot and No2 Hulshoff each look set to serve one-match touchline bans, which would presumably see the team led by assistant coach - and former Everton defender - John Heitinga this weekend.
Tempers flared badly on the pitch following James Tarkowski’s dramatic 98th-minute goal that secured a last-gasp point for resurgent Everton against fierce rivals Liverpool on Wednesday night, with an ugly scrap between both sets of players sparked by a furious melee involving midfielders Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure.
Jones appeared to take exception to Doucoure celebrating Everton’s late equaliser in front of the travelling Liverpool fans as he sprinted over to confront him, with both players then involved in an angry bust-up that saw them each receive second yellow cards and then reds from referee Michael Oliver.
The Premier League’s Match Centre have now confirmed that Slot’s assistant Sipke Hulshoff was also given his marching orders as carnage reigned during a stormy finish to proceedings at Goodison, where some home fans had spilled onto the pitch after Tarkowski’s goal.
