BLUNDER ref Michael Oliver has not been fixed a Premier League crippled this weekend, pursuing his stunning archetypal determination not to nonstop disconnected a Millwall subordinate for a kung-fu footwear connected Saturday.
Oliver, 40, needed a VAR involution to transportation him to contented a reddish paper to Lions keeper Liam Roberts for his outrageous challenge connected Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Rex
Reuters
ReutersThe whistler had not adjacent awarded a free-kick for the horrifying incidental successful the FA Cup, which saw Mateta taken to infirmary and person TWENTY-FIVE stitches for a gashed ear.
Eagles president Steve Parish branded the reckless tackle arsenic “endangering a chap professional, possibly adjacent his life”.
The location broadside went connected to triumph the FA Cup 3-1 astatine Selhurst Park and sound retired the Championship outfit.
The guardant was aboriginal discharged from infirmary aft each scans were wide and helium was “feeling well”.
Millwall manager Alex Neil and Roberts some reached retired to Mateta to cheque connected his well-being aft the game.
Oliver has not been fixed a match to ref this weekend, and is not down to beryllium a 4th authoritative oregon VAR.
He volition officiate Harry Kane’s all-German Champions League clash though arsenic Bayern Munich instrumentality connected Bayer Leverkusen successful their last-16 archetypal leg.
The clash volition instrumentality spot time nighttime astatine the Allianz Arena.
CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS
PGMOL sources pointed to the information that ref rotation is simply a communal occurrence successful the Premier League.
Oliver had the play of February 15-16 disconnected too, which followed his reffing of a feisty Merseyside derby which ended 2-2 and saw 2 players and 2 coaches sent off.
ReutersLiverpool brag Arne Slot was near fuming aft the lucifer by Oliver’s performance.
The Dutchman was fixed a two-match prohibition and a £70,000 fine for his meltdown aft the full-time whistle.
Slot told Oliver that helium would “F*****G BLAME” him should Liverpool spell connected to suffer the Premier League title.
The Reds are the favourites to assistance the rubric astatine the extremity of the play contempt dropping 2 points against the Toffees.
The FA has backed Oliver connected this juncture aft publishing the afloat written reasons for the penalties imposed connected Slot and his adjunct Sipke Hulshoff.
Both clubs were besides punished for the incidents that were sparked by Everton‘s Abdoulaye Doucoure’s stoppage-time celebrations.
A three-person committee explained: “It was reported by the Referee that pursuing the full-time whistle, helium was approached by Arne Slot who had entered the tract of play to face the referee and the lucifer officials team.
“Tensions were moving high. It was alleged that Arne Slot’s mode was confrontational and aggressive.
“It was alleged that helium initially utilized abusive words whilst shaking the referee’s hand.
“Including that the referee had ‘f****** springiness them everything’ and that helium hoped that the Referee “was arrogant of that performance.”
“The referee thereafter confirms (having reviewed the video footage to clarify) that helium was approached again by Arne Slot around 1 infinitesimal later.
“In this exchange, Arne Slot erstwhile again shook the referee’s manus and said, ‘If we don’t triumph the league, I’ll f****** blasted you.”
“It is past further alleged that Arne Slot turned to the adjunct referee and shouted doubly that it was ‘a f****** disgrace.’
“As a result, helium was shown a reddish paper by the referee.”
Oliver besides reported that Hulshoff, who besides received a two-game touchline prohibition but was lone fined £7,000, had continued the verbal tirade.
Steve Parish connected Mateta injury
Crystal Palace president Steve Parish spoke to the media astatine fractional clip astir the wounded to Jean-Philippe Mateta...
He told the BBC: “So acold what we cognize is he’s got a atrocious gash down his receptor and a caput injury. He’s astatine the infirmary truthful we anticipation for the best.
“There’s a batch of emotion in football but we request to speech astir that challenge.
“In each the clip I’ve watched football, I’ve ne'er seen a situation similar it.
“I looked to spot however aged the keeper is, he’s 30 years old.
“That is the astir reckless situation connected a shot transportation I deliberation I’ve ever seen.
“And helium needs to person a long, hard look astatine himself that lad.
“Because he’s endangering a chap professional, possibly adjacent his life, with a situation similar that.”
English (US) ·