Norgaard's red card is rescinded on appeal

Most people I would imagine will welcome the decision to overturn the red card and suspension, but then why have rules which specifically says that Playing in a dangerous manner is any action that, while trying to play the ball, threatens injury to someone (including the player themself) and includes preventing a nearby opponent from playing the ball for fear of injury.

I imagine that if the Brentford player's actions had put Pickford out of the Everton team for a few weeks, or longer, then we may not have been so sympathetic towards the overturning of the red card and three-match ban.

If that didn't threaten to injure Pickford, I don't know what would.

There was no intent to cause injury and the lad had every right to challenge for the ball and the crowd gave one of the biggest cheers of the day when the player was sent off!

A lot of us thought that would handicap us, not help us, and so it would turn out that way.

Maybe justice was served for Brentford, and as I said on Monday, I hoped that Brentford would appeal the sending off.

Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Ashley Williams were in agreement that Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard was unlucky to see red for his challenge on Jordan Pickford in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Everton.

Norgaard was dismissed late in the first-half after catching the Toffees' goalkeeper at knee height while challenging for the ball.

Bees boss Thomas Frank said post-match it was "never a red card" and "there needs to be more common sense".

"I agree with Thomas Frank," Premier League record goalscorer Shearer told Match of the Day.

"I think it's two players running towards the ball at pace. Norgaard has to try and get that ball otherwise his manager says 'why on earth are you not going for it?'

"It's one of those that doesn't look good in slow motion but he has to go for that ball. It's completely accidental and I would have loved Chris Kavanagh to say to the VAR official who sent him to the screen 'no, I saw it on the pitch and didn't think it was a bad challenge and I'm going to stick with my decision'.

"I think he should have done that."

Former Everton defender Williams added: "I agree with everything Alan said. Even though he goes to the monitor you'd like him to to say, 'I've seen it and I don't think it is a red card'."

Really kind of annoying when you think about it if you believe it may have helped to ruin the game as a spectacle (Ha!).

Totally unnecessary interference in the game by the VAR. Although no guarantee that it would have been any better as Dino Dyche is our manager.

11 against us might have led to a defeat