He received a straight red from Mark Halsey, with the referee deeming the incident to be serious foul play.

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Referee Mark Halsey had to make two big decisions on the half hour, which ended with Stoke taking the lead.

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And Everton also had a big penalty shout when Baines went over Alex's outstretched leg, but referee Mark Halsey was unmoved.

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Haidara was taken off on a stretcher to hospital with suspected ligament damage, while McManaman escaped any disciplinary action from referee Mark Halsey.

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Boselli had only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes when referee Mark Halsey pointed to the spot after Gabbidon brought down Cleverley.

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And just to complete the day, there was the unedifying sight of coach Henk Ten Cate having to restrain a graceless group of Chelsea's defeated players confronting referee Mark Halsey at the final whistle.

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Referee Mark Halsey then presented the home side with another chance to get the third when he adjudged that Robert Huth had felled McSheffrey, who duly sent Mark Schwarzer the wrong way from the spot.

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