Match Thread Everton 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19:30 Weds 7th January 2026.

[NikNak8]

McNeil is running around losing the ball and we have a 50million quid winger on the bench.

Barry did nothing. Like actually nothing.

All of these things should have been addressed at half time.

Would have given them 60mins but told them at half time they have 15mins to change my mind. We were crying out for a change.

 

[BullensRoad]

What I think is irrelevant, and I think that's what you and people moaning about it are not getting here.

By the rules of the game it is a red card.

That is all there is to it. There is no discussion to be had. You can moan about it all you want, it's a red card.

You have a problem with the rule, not the decision, because there is only one decision that can be made.

"I think this imaginary rule is something we should accept and move on".

 

[matty1878]

No that's wrong. If we had KDH, Gueye, Ndiaye, (Branthwaite), for example, we might be in a better place. We're paying the price for a poor squad.

It seems it now mate

 

[pedro789]

I thought the ref had a great game before the reds as well!

Again though, a new ref in the top flight, he is going to strictly adhere to the rules isn't he?

The only thing I can think of to describe our red cards was thick. Both massively avoidable.

The ref had pretty good game.
Both red cards imo.
Keane, Grealish morons.

 

[Blue Roo]

Lake of pace is a real worry out wide.
JOB looking like Bolt next to McNeil.
Thank god for Garner, Armstrong, Tim.

 

[Papa Shango]

Liverpool V City no more than 2 months ago... No yellow.
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That ref has got it wrong.

The ref tonight hasn't.

 

[ClausThomsen]

I'm saying the ref has given a shocking red to Keane. Our players are obviously not going to be happy about it so he then needs to control and manage the game. Have a word with Grealish saying anymore and I will send you off. Yet other players from other teams can give the ref loads but zero happens. No consistency at all.

Grabs and yanks the hair. That's been established as a red card offence.

You can argue about whether it should be a red card offence but ultimately that's not down to the ref. The ref is there to enforce the laws of the game.

 

[blue in oxford]

All this anti moyes is stupid
Think where we were before he came and look what he inherited
BUT we need a CF and RB this window and hope Senegal get knocked out Friday

 

[Davideeyore]

How is it wrong? We didn’t have those players. He’s taken far too long to make subs when everyone is fit. ‘No thats wrong’. Behave

You said lack of players irrelevant- if we had missing players they'd be playing full stop. Subs wouldn't come in to it in that respect

But agree Moyes is shocking with subs.

 

[Parker]

I would like to post what I think should happen to anyone who even thinks about being a premier league referee but I quite like posting on this forum.

 

[ValBlue]

You said lack of players irrelevant- if we had missing players they'd be playing full stop. Subs wouldn't come in to it in that respect

But agree Moyes is shocking with subs.

Using make believe to imagine players are fit is completely irrelevant. We had players on the bench, Beto, Dibling, Rohl. The first move was made on 83 minutes. We had players. He didn’t use them until the end of the game.

 

[Mozza1987]

Grabs and yanks the hair. That's been established as a red card offence.

You can argue about whether it should be a red card offence but ultimately that's not down to the ref. The ref is there to enforce the laws of the game.

Behave mate if that's a red

 

[ClausThomsen]

That last line of yours is ironic... it's petulant, the kind of thing you are accusing Grealish of. RED card for you for that.

How is it petulant? I'm asking whether your statement of 'adrenaline' being an excuse for a player making a poor decision can be applied as an excuse for refs making what is viewed as poor decisions?

No sarcasm, no intent to belittle, I'm not insulting you. It's merely a counterargument.

 

[bluenorthwarrior]

Have every player grow their hair a meter long and refuse them to use hairbands and we'll win the league. Opposing players sent off every time they try to grab a shirt as they'll surely get a handful of hair as well. Master strategy

The principle is exactly what I was thinking (but not sure about winning the league!)

Whilst the rules may say it is red it is clearly wrong that a fault hatbisnonly possible on maybe 5% of players is deemed a red card. You literally cannot get that sending off against any Everton player except grealish, how can that be right?

Also for any other violent conduct the level of force is considered, but seems not the case for a frigging hairpull.

 

[Smurph]

Deliberate hair pulling is a red card in rugby never mind football. It is violent conduct as per the rules and rightfully so.

I mean, this is literally my point.

Frankly, there was no pull. Or violence of any nature.

Should he have been booked, yes.