INCIDENT: Frustrated defender Jarrad Branthwaite bemoaned inconsistency in Premier League refereeing after claiming Everton were denied “a level playing field” in the Merseyside derby defeat at Anfield.

DERMOT’S VERDICT: Konate should have been sent off.

DERMOT SAYS: "Very lucky. There’s a few things - it’s so cynical [on Beto], he doesn’t make any attempt to play the ball

"Craig’s [Pawson] argument might be that he wasn’t going to get the ball, but Konate knew what he was doing.

“What summed it up was a minute later when they subbed him and that tells you the story.”

What is the difference between Manuel Akanji being shown a yellow and sent off for Manchester City against Brighton and Konate not?

"Consistency is individual. Rob Jones is consistent, he yellow carded him [Akanji] early, quite rightly, and does so here.

"We’ve all agreed that Konate’s should have been a second yellow card.

“You would hope not [the referee feeling the pressure of the game at Anfield]. The guy is put there because of his CV, he’s the best man for the job on the day it’s felt, that’s how the appointments are done.”

INCIDENT: Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by Arsenal on Saturday Night Football, but goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was lucky to not give away another penalty…

DERMOT’S VERDICT: Sanchez can have no complaints.

DERMOT SAYS: "I think if a penalty is given, he [Sanchez] can’t argue. He’s nowhere near the ball. If the referee thought he caught his own man and cannoned into Jesus, I don’t know.

“But he’s nowhere near the ball and clattered into him.”