Mark Clattenburg comments on major Liam Delap incident during Everton vs Ipswich Town

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Everton have just one game remaining at Goodison Park before they make their historic move.

David Moyes was unable to steer his side to victory in their penultimate game at the Old Lady against Ipswich Town on Saturday.

It is not the first time in the last couple of months that Everton have thrown away a two-goal advantage at Goodison.

Beto impressed Owen Hargreaves with his first goal in around two months to open the scoring against the Tractor Boys.

However, there was a lot of focus on the opposition striker in Liam Delap.

Everton fans loved Delap’s physicality for Ipswich, but there was a moment where that did spill over inside the opening 45 minutes.

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has now shared his thoughts on the controversial incident with Everton News.

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Delap was criticised for being too physical against Everton in their earlier meeting this season where James Tarkowski got the better of him.

And the same could be seen at Goodison Park as the 22-year-old fouled Jarrad Branthwaite just seconds after tussling with Jake O’Brien.

Delap had been handed a yellow card for his coming together with O’Brien, but the referee did not take any action for his late hit on Branthwaite.

Although the Everton centre-back required medical attention, Clattenburg told Everton News that no further action was required.

“After already having a yellow card earlier in the match, Delap runs the risk of getting another yellow card and then a red card for his challenge on Branthwaite shortly after,” he said.

“However, I agree with the referee Lewis Smith as this challenge does not meet the threshold of a second yellow card.

“The challenge did not have any use of the arm or was in a dangerous manner so the referee was right to judge this as a careless foul. However, he would run the risk of a sending-off if he commits further fouls in the match.”

Everton would like to sign Delap this summer, but this is certainly something in his game which could cost him minutes on the pitch.

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Beto may have impressed and Dominic Calvert-Lewin returned from injury to get some minutes at the end.

But Everton are prioritising a new striker in the summer transfer market as they look to add some real quality to their attack.

Delap may not have scored at Goodison, but the youngster has outscored all of Everton’s strikers in a relegated team.

Some Everton fans may even have been frustrated by Delap’s actions on Saturday, but some will certainly enjoy the bite he provided in the game.