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Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett believes Moises Caicedo should have conceded a penalty in Chelsea’s Premier League victory against Everton.
Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett has given his analysis of Everton's penalty appeals involving striker Beto during their defeat to Chelsea.
Hackett, a former FIFA official, believes the Everton forward was unfortunate not to be awarded a spot kick for a challenge by Moises Caicedo.
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What happened?
The incident occurred during the match at Stamford Bridge as the forward attempted to reach a cross into the penalty area.
He went to ground following a perceived push in the back from Chelsea midfielder Caicedo.
Referee Chris Kavanagh did not award a penalty on the pitch, and the Video Assistant Referee upheld this decision.
However, Hackett feels that the challenge warranted a spot kick for David Moyes's side.
“The whole scenario here is that we’re being conned into thinking that the push for a foul to be given or a penalty kick to be awarded has to be sustained and almost with a level of strength,” Hackett told Football Insider.
“What we see here is the start of the defender [Caicedo], with a bent elbow and that elbow and arm straightening out, and it’s a push.
“I think that the PGMOL in the summer need to start to consider that whatever they say about raising the bar, or whatever they’ve done, is allowing this type of offence – and it is an offence – of pushing to go unpunished.
“And what we’ve got in the game, is penalty kicks not being awarded for holding and pulling. The question I would ask is, if that happened near the halfway line, the referee would give the foul, for a push.
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“I think we’ve got to back to law. The law says ‘push’. It doesn’t talk about threshold… It might seem a soft penalty but ultimately at the end of the day are we going to allow that?
“Clearly at the moment they are, and therefore players will take advantage of it.”
Everton were later denied a second penalty appeal when Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez won a free kick after a collision with Vitaliy Mykolenko.
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