Bad ref decisions - for and against - season 2025/26

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

23/9/25 Wolves 2 Everton 0 League Cup

No VAR in operation.

Awful performance really. Wolves very physical but deserved to win. Moyes starting 11 was weak considering it was an away game.
Ref was useless. Officious nark allowing them to get away with several fouls and suspect time keeping once again.
No complaints about the result though.

Match Officials​

Referee:Craig Pawson
Assistant Referee 1:Lee Betts
Assistant Referee 2:Adrian Holmes
Fourth Official:Sam Allison

Keeper rule was ignored.

 

[Igrok]

Karma against Var United and el rato Fernandes

 

[sd_1992]

Youre missing the complete point though.

The penalty yesterday was a penalty. Its not about who it was for. Its about the fact it's so stonewall. I'd actually go as far as saying it may be the most stonewall pen you'll see all year.

But the Burnley one was the right decision is the point being made. There's no point trying to make out like that decision was evidence of anything because it was quite obviously correct. Other decisions being wrong in the past is irrelevant, we know that's the case, but there's just no need to mention the decision yesterday at all because it was blatantly a penalty and I don't think i've seen anyone in the real world suggest otherwise, including the bloke who handled it or his manager.

Any comment on this? Or are we still pretending that decisions don’t always go LiVARpools way irrespective of the actual facts.

 

[dockroad]

@Lanolin the Salad handball wasn't even mentioned on MOTD but they did cover the VAR decision not to disallow the Palace winner. Most armchair viewers were left disappointed

 

[Lanolin]

Any comment on this? Or are we still pretending that decisions don’t always go LiVARpools way irrespective of the actual facts.
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Why would i have a comment on that? I didn’t say Liverpool don’t get favourable decisions, I said the one being discussed wasn’t one of them. Maybe your tin foil hat slipped over your eyes so you couldn’t read it properly.

 

[maccavennie]

Any comment on this? Or are we still pretending that decisions don’t always go LiVARpools way irrespective of the actual facts.
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He doesn't handball it though does he?

His hand is there because he's doing one of his famous theatrical dives pretending he's been pushed in the back.

Now, did it put off the Palace defender? We'd have to ask him, but it was a dreadful clearing header which they scored from.

 

[Nymzee]

Any comment on this? Or are we still pretending that decisions don’t always go LiVARpools way irrespective of the actual facts.
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Wasn’t he fouled into the handball? From my vague memory of the replay. So either leave the goal or give a pen.

 

[DOMNOLAN]

Wasn’t he fouled into the handball? From my vague memory of the replay. So either leave the goal or give a pen.

The player doesn’t challenge him, he’s trying to dive to con the ref

 

[Pootsy]

The player doesn’t challenge him, he’s trying to dive to con the ref

I particularly liked how his legs went from straight to tucked up under him when landing. Pure simulation.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Any comment on this? Or are we still pretending that decisions don’t always go LiVARpools way irrespective of the actual facts.
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Its a very nice watercolour. Who painted this mate?

 

[barneygumble]

Any comment on this? Or are we still pretending that decisions don’t always go LiVARpools way irrespective of the actual facts.
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Thats a penalty too.

Just like the one they got against Burnley last week.

 

[NathDogg]

Thats a penalty too.

Just like the one they got against Burnley last week.

Never a pen.

 

[barneygumble]

Never a pen.

Which pen isnt a pen?

Theyre both stonewall penalties, of course one wasnt given.

Apologies: just seen it was for their goal. Yeah, not a pen

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Wasn’t he fouled into the handball? From my vague memory of the replay. So either leave the goal or give a pen.

Supposedly there is a freeze frame out there showing the Palace player pulling Salah’s shirt.

 

[AusToffee]

How about that handball from Gabriel to block a cross against Newcastle. If it was an Everton player it would've been a pen and a 10 point deduction