Can understand why both Pens not given thought Ederson got ball until replay. What I can't understand is how one was deemed clear and obvious and one wasn't and if anything the Ederson one should have been the one sent to monitor or even changed
I can't make my mind up on it. One angle shows the keeper got the ball, another shows he didn't. It's not clear and obvious, so the ref's original decision can't be reviewed. That would also be the case if he gave the penalty on the field.
We had a similiar incident with Fabinho last season at Fulham, one angle showed he fouled his opponent in the box, another didn't. The ref reviewed it on his monitor, and stood by his original decision, no penalty.
The penalty that was given is clear and obvious. When you grab player's shirts in the box, you can't complain when it's spotted and punished. This sport is football, not rugby.
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