Everton have received an apology following the club’s complaint regarding the officiating during the club’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.
Everton were denied a late penalty in their 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park after Rodri appeared to handle the ball inside the area, an incident which both referee Paul Tierney and VAR official Chris Kavanagh deemed no penalty.
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Frank Lampard slammed the ‘incompetence’ of the officials following his side’s defeat, with the Toffees since lodging a formal complaint to the Premier League over the ‘quality of officiating’.
“I’ve got a three-year-old daughter at home who could tell you that’s a penalty… It’s incompetence at best, if it’s not that, then someone needs to explain to me what it is,” Lampard said to Sky Sports post-match
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola also gave his view, stating his belief that Everton should have had a spot-kick.
Sky Sports are now reporting that Mike Riley – the managing director of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) – has now made ‘personal telephone calls’ to both Lampard and Everton chairman Bill Kenwright, apologising for the VAR decision not to award the club a penalty.
The incident denied Everton a chance to equalise from the penalty spot, with defeat leaving the Toffees just one point above the Premier League’s relegation places.
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