Controversial Premier League penalties abound as England star rages against new rules[fangjie]

2024-04-23
Controversial handball calls were made in the Manchester City v Chelsea, Manchester United v Coventry FA Cup matches and Everton v Nottingham Forest relegation battle. Alan Shearer took to social media to express his disappointment with the referee's decisions, which have left a wonderful weekend of soccer in the dust.
 

Chelsea were denied a penalty chance against Manchester City on Saturday when Palmer's free-kick struck the arm of Grealish. Then, the next afternoon in another FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, Coventry were awarded a penalty for a similar move by Wan-Bissaka.

Coventry were also suspected of being denied a stoppage-time winner against Manchester United after Haji Wright's goal was ruled offside by a video assistant, a call that was also highly controversial.

Meanwhile, in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest were suspected of having three penalty chances misjudged by referees.

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