he may have made contact but I couldn't tell from the angle of the Camera and the Ref had a perfect view and didn't give it so not sure how it was clear and obvious.
No penalty. I’ve re-watched the incident a few times.
The contact was thigh on thigh, likened to a 50/50 challenge which saw the ball roll away deeper into the box. Danny managed to skip past Fab’s thighs, and threw himself forward.
1) Contact in the box? Yes. Thigh on thigh.
2) Deliberate? No. Seemed like 50/50.
3) Did Danny fall? Yes.
4) How did he fall? By throwing himself forward after successfully getting past Fab.
5) Where’s the evidence? The ball was rolling away from Ings. It was too far and he couldn’t get to it, after beating Fab. He had a motivation to dive. He took a step, leaned forward and went to ground.
Alan Shearer is an incredible pundit. He saw contact, saw the fall and slammed the refs. He didn’t bother thinking through 2), 4) and 5).
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