Everton’s Grealish and Moyes hit out at referee over stoppage time

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View image in fullscreenEverton’s Grealish and Moyes hit out at referee over stoppage time

‘Three minutes was very strange,’ says Moyes

Grealish booked after full-time for complaining

Jack Grealish and David Moyes criticised the referee, Darren England, as Everton were left frustrated by the amount of stoppage time during their 2-1 loss at Liverpool.

Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitiké set Liverpool on their way to victory, but Idrissa Gueye pulled one back for Everton, who were disappointed not to level after putting the champions under plenty of pressure late on.

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Grealish, who was the victim of repeated fouls, was booked by England after full-time for taking his complaints to the referee.

“We couldn’t get the last goal and it was frustrating in the second half,” he told TNT Sports.

“They were trying to slow the game down at times.

I’ve never seen a player in my whole life get booked for taking a quick free-kick.

Sometimes you want to let the game go, I completely get that, but you can’t not give us something and then two seconds later one of their defenders goes down after getting touched in the back and he gives it.

“You come to these stadiums and the crowd are on them, I feel that they feel they have to give it.

Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall] is on four yellows now and he got one for taking a quick free-kick.

We want to get the game going, we’re losing.”

Everton had the better of the second half after a much-improved performance compared with their offering before the break and caused Liverpool problems.