Andre squared up to Stuart Attwell as Wolves drew at Everton.
(Credit: TNT Sports & Imago)
Keith Hackett
Sun 9 March 2025 9:38, UK
Wolves midfielder Andre was named as TNT Sports’ man of the match in the 1-1 draw with Everton at Molineux on Saturday.
However, the Brazilian could have easily been sent off in the Premier League stalemate.
Jack Harrison’s deflected first-half strike was cancelled out by Marshall Munetsi’s goal seven minutes later, leading to both teams earning a point they will have likely been pleased with.
Stuart Attwell, however, could have shown red to Andre, 23, in the 53rd minute.
David Moyes might have been happy with a point v Wolves. (Credit: Imago)
Andre squares up to Attwell in shock Wolves v Everton incident
Everton moved up to 14th in the Premier League table with the point they earned at Molineux – but the second half could have played out very differently if Wolves were reduced to 10 men.
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Attwell booked Andre after the Wanderers’ midfielder protested a foul he conceded against Everton in his side’s defensive half.
However, the South American decided to protest by essentially squaring up to the referee.
Played GD Points
13. Tottenham 27 +14 33
14. Everton 28 -4 33
15. Man United 27 -6 33
16. West Ham 27 -15 33
Four teams are on 33 points in the bottom half of the Premier League.
Keith Hackett was outraged by the incident after seeing a replay of it.
The former PGMOL general manager claims that Attwell could have easily red-carded Wolves’ man of the match for his aggressive reaction to conceding a free-kick.
“If the referee is to maintain authority, then the approach by this player into the face of Stuart Attwell is unacceptable,” Hackett told Goodison News.
“The action is bordering a red card and what would have confirmed to me that Attwell should have issued a red card is what the player said to him.
“The player is fortunate to escape with a yellow card.”
Andre squared up to Attwell in Wolves v Everton. (Credit: TNT Sports)
Referees have to take hard-line action on dissent
There’s no way that Attwell should have stood for what Andre did.
It wasn’t the usual dissent where a player swears about a decision, says something childish or protests a bit too wildly.
In this instance, Andre got up off the floor like a rocket, got right up into Attwell’s face and started shouting.
A yellow card was the absolute minimum punishment of what he should have received.
He should have been sent for an early bath and that might have been a major advantage for Everton in the closing stages of the game at Molineux.
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