Crystal Palace manager is enraged at a ‘controversial’ call in Aston Villa’s defeat Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamCrystal Palace first-team coach Paddy McCarthy talks on the penalty situation live.
Crystal Palace first-team coach Paddy McCarthy was irritated after Aston Villa was granted a “controversial” penalty.
After breaking the deadlock early in the second half, Palace were defeated 3-1 at Villa Park. Jhon Duran’s equalizer on 87 minutes gave the home fans a glimmer of optimism after Villa failed to convert their chances in the first half.
Darren England then awarded Villa a penalties, which Douglas Luiz converted. Following a VAR check, the referee was summoned to the pitch-side monitor.
It took over four minutes for referee England to award a penalty for a foul by Chris Richards on Ollie Watkins and then reverse his judgement. It was the first time this season that a referee defied VAR and went with his on-field judgement.
The referee ruled that a foul occurred before the Eagles’ defender won the ball. McCarthy, on the other side, emphasized that the penalty event was delayed, implying that it was not a foul.
“To concede a goal in the 87th minute and then concede a goal later in controversial circumstances is disappointing,” he remarked. “If making a decision takes five minutes, that tells you everything you need to know.”
“Someone in the studio has asked him to go have a look. Whatever he saw on the monitor had no effect on his decision.”
