Pundits for Match of the Day Martin Keown and Danny Murphy criticized yesterday’s decision to give a last-minute penalty against Wolves.
Wolves supporters are frustrated today after their team lost in the last seconds of yesterday’s Premier League match at Bramall Lane.
After falling behind to a goal from Cameron Archer, Wolves equalized through Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, a replacement.
But in the closing seconds, Fabio Silva’s “foul” earned United a penalty. However, replays revealed that George Baldock had already started to descend. Compared to Hwang Hee-chan and Fabian Schar last weekend, it was a very similar scenario.
Wolves lost the match, with Oliver Norwood scoring the penalty.
With their overall dismal performance, Wolves may not have really deserved anything. But rejecting Gary O’Neil’s position is yet another significant choice.
Additionally, Keown and Murphy could not contain their horror at the most recent blunder during Match of the Day last night.
The penalty call against Wolves in the Bournemouth match startled Martin Keown and Danny Murphy.
Since the game, referee Robert Jones’ penalty call has drawn harsh criticism from all quarters. Thus, too, has VAR Chris Kavanagh’s ruling to support Jones’ on-field call.
Many viewers agreed with Match of the Day host Gary Lineker when he declared it was a “stinking decision.”
After analyzing the situation on Match of the Day, Keown and Murphy were shocked to learn that VAR had awarded and upheld the call.
“It happened last week,” Keown stated. We’ve played the game, therefore we are aware that he is merely attempting to escape. Given that it’s in the same area of the penalty box, it almost seems familiar. There, he just pulls out for me. Baldock, in my opinion, steps outside the ball’s line. He retreats from the challenge with little discernible power. To be honest, it’s amazing. And today, it has cost them any type of outcome.
Murphy went on, “It demonstrates a lack of game knowledge.” The issue is that it encourages people to persist in their attempts to manipulate and dive. Actually, those two penalties are actually two dives and two yellow cards. That is the reality.
Another disgraceful performance by the authorities
Therefore, a refereeing call that has cost Wolves points has once again left the team’s supporters extremely irate.
The fact that this continues to occur is truly remarkable, and something needs to change.
If some of the decisions made this season had gone their way, Wolves may very well be in the top half of the table.
The repeated stings that one club can receive are incomprehensible. As was the case with Anthony Taylor during the Newcastle match, there is now a threshold beyond which punishment for Premier League officials is no longer sufficient.
