Plenty of Everton fans have been fuming on Twitter as Mike Dean has been appointed the referee for the Merseyside derby clash against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool on Sunday.
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The Reds can possibly win the Premier League title against their bitter rivals at Goodison Park if Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal can beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City judging by how the table currently stands at the moment, which would be an extra kick in the teeth for Carlo Ancelotti’s men should they lose that game.
To potentially add to their woes, the top flight ref has only refereed in one other match involving the Toffees in the 2019/20 season, which was the reverse fixture at Anfield in which Liverpool thrashed the Blues 5-2, according to Transfermarkt.
In four other games in England’s highest division where EFC have played, they have not won any of them when Dean has been the referee, as per the website.
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Perhaps this is just a coincidence, but the ref’s previous records may explain why these supporters were fuming upon reading the news:
https://twitter.com/MissLouiseMcnu1/status/1272885389724975109
More corruption
— James Ravenscroft (@JamesRavo1) June 16, 2020
Boooooooooo
— OnThe308 (@OnThe308) June 16, 2020
Kavanagh is on VAR too. You couldn’t write it.
— Rob SCC Coppell (@CoppellRob) June 16, 2020
Smell biased in this match
— Dara Kavanagh 💭 (@OfficalDaraKav) June 16, 2020
Ridiculous choice.
— Juliet Birch (@jmbirch68) June 16, 2020
Evertonians, are you at a disadvantage with Dean as ref? Comment below!
