Frank Lampard blamed referee Michael Oliver and his officials after Everton missed the chance to secure their Premier League safety.
Everton were leading 1-0 when they had Jarrad Branthwaite sent off and Lampard claimed they should have had a penalty for a shirt pull on Richarlison seconds before. Their 10 men led 2-1 before Brentford scored twice to turn the game on its head and Everton finished with nine players when Salomon Rondon was dismissed late on.
“I thought it was a penalty, it was a clear shirt pull, it’s a foul in the box,” said the Blues boss. “If you’re asking Richarlison to go down for it, then you’re asking people to fall on the floor. My players have been criticised in my opinion when they shouldn't be for going down recently for fouls that are fouls so I think that was a penalty. I can’t complain with the red after that.
