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The controversy from Everton’s win over Nottingham Forest has led to the Premier League conceding it made more referee mistakes. The pivotal relegation scrap led to three points for the Toffees that may be the difference in keeping Sean Dyche’s side in the top flight. However, Nottingham Forest had three penalty shouts that went unanswered from center referee Anthony Taylor. The video assistant referee also refused to intervene despite several clear offenses.
Howard Webb, the head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) that sets the Premier League’s referee assignments, admitted there was an error. Webb said Nottingham Forest deserved a penalty for Ashley Young’s challenge on Callum Hudson-Odoi in the box. Initially, Taylor deemed Young played the ball. Then, audio from the VAR conversation said there was mutual contact between Hudson-Odoi and Young. In other words, the match officials said there was not enough to bring down the forward. Nor was there “clear action” from Young in bringing down Hudson-Odoi.
“We would have preferred an intervention for the referee to go to the screen and make a judgment for himself,” Webb said. “It probably would have come out with a different outcome if that had happened.”
Michael Owen, hosting the program with Webb, brought up the fact that Taylor claimed Young played the ball. Webb said there is an argument that his comments should have factored in a decision for Taylor to go to the monitor.
Nottingham Forest still not satisfied amid Premier League referee mistakes
Nottingham Forest infamously sent out a message on social media haranguing the officials from the game and the Premier League. Forest demanded the Premier League and the PGMOL release the audio for each of the decisions. Webb defended the first two dismissals of Forest’s penalty claims. He said they were largely subjective. He added the Premier League has set a high threshold for penalizing contact in…
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-04-30 19:14:19
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