Everton thought they should have been awarded a penalty in the second half of their Premier League game against Arsenal after William Saliba appeared to foul Thierno Barry inside the box
William Saliba appeared to foul Thierno Barry
William Saliba appeared to foul Thierno Barry
The Premier League has issued an explanation after Everton were left furious with the decision not to award a penalty for William Saliba's challenge on Thierno Barry. The centre-back appeared to kick Barry's foot inside the area, but the home side were not awarded a spot-kick.
The incident came after 58 minutes of the Premier League game on Saturday night as Saliba and Barry went for a bouncing ball on the edge of the box.
The Everton striker went down clutching his foot and appealing for a penalty, with also protesting to referee Samuel Barrott, but the home side did not get the decision.
The Match Centre wrote: "The referee’s call of no penalty to was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed the contact from Saliba on Barry wasn’t sufficient for a penalty."
The Gunners were lucky to get away with it, according to ex-Arsenal player Alan Smith. "He's a little fortunate," Smith said on co-commentary for . "He did kick Barry's foot. It happens so often. One player gets there first and the other kicks their foot."
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