West Brom boss Slaven Bilic sent off after furious on-pitch argument with Mike Dean

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West Brom manager Slaven Bilic was sent off on the stroke of half-time by Mike Dean after a furious argument with the match referee.

After a decent first half from West Brom, things turned sour for the Baggies as the clock ticked down towards half time.

James Rodriguez put Everton ahead in injury time with the two teams drawing 1-1, before Kieran Gibbs was sent off just two minutes later for violent conduct on Rodriguez.

Bilic clearly felt the red card was very harsh on Gibbs, and protested to Dean as the players walked down the tunnel.

“Check the foul. Check the foul,” Bilic demanded. “And the red card. Next time kill us.

© BT Sport Slaven Bilic vents his frustrations at Mike Dean live on air

“Go away, go away,” Dean told Bilic.

“Now it’s done, you could also kill us,” continued Bilic.

At this point, Dean pulled out the red card and showed it to Bilic, though the Croatian continued to protest.

“Go away, you go away,” continued Dean, pointing at another member of Bilic’s backroom staff.

“So I can’t talk to you? I can’t talk to you?” asked Bilic, as Dean heads back towards the tunnel.

Bilic was forced to watch the second half from the press box with a mask on, and may face a ban from the touchline.

© POOL/Getty Kieran Gibbs was handed a red card after appearing to strike James Rodriguez

Former referee and BT Sport pundit Peter Walton revealed on air that Bilic is not allowed to enter the field of play under current restrictions.

“Protocol is that a manager can’t approach a referee on the field of play,” said Walton.

“He’s not allowed to go on the field of play. He should wait for a word in the dressing room. He can’t go on the field of play and talk to him.”

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