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The main difference I can see is one of circumstance. Hemed's incident was deemed snide and avoidable by the powers that be, Lukaku's was petulant but clearly in the heat of the moment. For what it's worth, I thought a 3 game ban for Hemed was absurd although I'd have had no complaints for a...

I just watched the incident and thought "petulant nonsense". That's a free kick all day long obviously but you want a retrospective ban for that? Jesus Christ.

A ban for that? Really? The correct course of action would have been some competent officiating and a free kick to Albion at the time. I'd save retrospective bans for dangerous play and deceiving officials. None of that in evidence here.