Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Why was Everton midfielder booked in Merseyside derby?

Grealish was fouled by Liverpool’s Curtis Jones in the 78th minute and stayed down injured after the incident. Twenty-nine seconds later, Dewsbury-Hall took the free-kick.

The referee was not facing the set-piece taker and had not blown his whistle when it was taken. He then proceeded to book the Everton player.

According to the International Football Association Board (Ifab), who determine the laws of the game, there is no law that states taking a quick free-kick is punishable with a card.

However, under Ifab’s law 12.4, a player can be booked for dissent by word or action, or even for displaying unsportsmanlike behaviour such as showing a lack of respect for the game.

Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for refereeing games in England, has not commented on the specific incident.