SAM Allardyce has told the Premier League they are asking too much of referees.

The Wanderers boss has compiled a dossier, detailing his grievances in the wake of Monday's controversial clash with Liverpool. Among his gripes is that Mark Clattenburg was too tired to call correct decisions.

Allardyce claimed Wanderers were denied a clear-cut penalty and was furious that Steven Gerrard and Momo Sissoko got away with what he described as "stamps" on Kevin Nolan and El-Hadji Diouf respectively.

But he sympathised with the County Durham ref for having been overworked during the festive period.

Clattenburg was refereeing his fourth Premiership game in an eight day stint over the festive period.

"Maybe fatigue got the better of Mark Clattenburg and his officials," Allardyce said. "We wouldn't ask our players to do that, yet we're looking at referees who are in their 30s and 40s travelling up and down the country to referee top games - and end up getting criticised for not getting decisions right. So I do have some sympathy for them."

"Mark Clattenburg is one of the best, young referees we've had in a long time.

"I don't want to put the blame on an individual when its the system that is flawed, I'm just trying to help."