I have watched O’Brien’s goal back, surely the biggest mistake is the referee not spotting their No. 39 pushing him in the back.
terryefc
Player Valuation: £10m
3/11/25
Sunderland 1 Everton 1
I think we finally got the rub of the green on one. Ball hit Keane's hand which whilst at waist level was a bit away from his body. Would have been a tad harsh but as they say - 'I've seen them given'.
Otherwise a decent ref performance. Not afraid to let robust challenges go.
Video Assistant Referee:Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referee 1:Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant Referee 2:Richard West
Fourth Official:Tony Harrington
Assistant VAR Official:Timothy Wood
Sunderland 1 Everton 1
I think we finally got the rub of the green on one. Ball hit Keane's hand which whilst at waist level was a bit away from his body. Would have been a tad harsh but as they say - 'I've seen them given'.
Otherwise a decent ref performance. Not afraid to let robust challenges go.
Match Officials
Referee:Thomas BramallVideo Assistant Referee:Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referee 1:Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant Referee 2:Richard West
Fourth Official:Tony Harrington
Assistant VAR Official:Timothy Wood
can’t quite capture the contact, but 100% if that was Them, Utd, City etc they’re getting a pen for this.
Massively got away with one there imo, no idea what he was doing with his hands in that position, and had moved them out away from his body just before the ball was kicked against them. Think the ref lost control a little bit which lead to at least one of their yellows and some pretty bad challengeds from their players.
Not for me. How can he react from a yard away. The problem is that the handball given that we've seen have muddied the waters. Based on the idiotic decisions we've seen this season alone this one could be viewed as stonewall, but as the others weren't penalties neither was this one. The ref and the VAR got out correct.
Harryflashman
Player Valuation: £60m
I’m delighted it wasn’t but that certainly looked a pen to me , a lot more than others given Against us . If not then close to it that’s for sure .
as you say ref lost it a bit and there was definitely a couple of nasty challenges from them .
Tipp blue
If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
More of a penalty than the few at the start of the year.. I wouldnt have complained if that was given.
Keane always flaps his arms about from the elbows like they are just simple hinges over which he has no control.
I’ve got to say, I thought we benefited pretty handsomely from the reffing. Way above average in our favour.
I’ve got to say, I thought we benefited pretty handsomely from the reffing. Way above average in our favour.
I dont think I've ever head a crowd shout for so many handballs in a game. Must have been about 9 times
The other player is at least a couple yards away from Keane (can't even see him in the picture above), and Keane has got both hands out to the same side away from his body, in a weird position imo.
Haha yh, every time the ball hit one of our players after that the crowd were shouting for it.I dont think I've ever head a crowd shout for so many handballs in a game. Must have been about 9 times
wandyr79
Player Valuation: £30m
As nobody knows what the rule for handball is these days, especially the rule makers and officials, I would say we got away with one.
I think with handballs, you can only go by what has been given during the current season. Given what we have had against us alone, that is 100% a penalty.
Also was not too dissimilar to the one given in the final minute of the Brackley Town Vs Notts County cup game, the only difference being Keane was upright whereas the Notts County player was sliding in for the block.
I think with handballs, you can only go by what has been given during the current season. Given what we have had against us alone, that is 100% a penalty.
Also was not too dissimilar to the one given in the final minute of the Brackley Town Vs Notts County cup game, the only difference being Keane was upright whereas the Notts County player was sliding in for the block.
For me the Tarkowski one at Leeds was much, much more a pen than last night. Tarkowski saw the ball coming straight at him for about 12 yards and leaned towards it, Keane just had it blasted at him side on from a couple of yards away. I still don't think the Tarkowski one was right, but it was much more obvious than last night. As has been said, the issue is that some really bad ones have been given and so you start to think others will be aswell, but at no point in history has an incident like last night been something that should be given.
I was surprised they didn't shout handball when Pickford caught one. It was mental how many times they shouted for it.
I dont think I've ever head a crowd shout for so many handballs in a game. Must have been about 9 times
What do you expect when, every 10 mins, one of their players also went down like they got taken out by sniper. Their plan to stay up is by staying down...'kin divers.
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