Former top ref Dermot Gallagher says Tomer Hemed did not stamp on Newcastle defender DeAndre Yedlin.

But it will be up to a panel of experts to decide whether Albion's matchwinner in yesterday's 1-0 victory at the Amex deliberately trod on Yedlin.

Gallagher, reviewing the incident during his 'Ref Watch' feature on Sky Sports, said: "He's trodden on him, he hasn't stamped on him.

"You see in the first instance when he slides in, my first reaction is 'where can he put his foot? he's got nowhere to go'.

"Then you see the image from behind and he's stopped, then he chooses to bring his foot down on him. I think that will go before the three-man panel and they have to decide how deliberate it was.

"I think the problem with this is only he knows what he meant to do. I saw the first image and thought 'he brought his foot down, he had nowhere to go' but then you watch the one from behind and it looks a lot naughtier than the first one.

"I think it's at this point that the panel has to decide how much intent was in it."