{"id":295672,"date":"2023-11-06T15:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295672"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:23:58","slug":"football-fans-slam-anthony-taylor-for-awarding-controversial-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/football-fans-slam-anthony-taylor-for-awarding-controversial-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Football fans slam Anthony Taylor for awarding controversial penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Demoted Premier League referee Anthony Taylor is slammed by fans on social media following controversial penalty decision&#8230; with some claiming the under pressure referee should be officiating in League One<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthony Taylor has been slammed by fans\u00a0awarding a controversial penalty\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The incident took place during Preston North End&#8217;s clash with Coventry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Football fans have slammed under pressure referee Anthony Taylor for his performance during Preston North End&#8217;s clash with Coventry City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor, 45, has made the headlines yet again for the wrong reasons after he awarded Preston a penalty in their Championship showdown with the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n<p>He was demoted to the Championship for the first time in four years after awarding Newcastle a controversial penalty against Wolves back in October.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor came under fire from a range of different voices after handing the visitors the penalty at Molineux, which allowed Newcastle to go ahead in the first-half. The referee pointed to the spot after Hwang Hee-chan brought down Fabian Schar whilst attempting to clear the ball, and had his decision rubber-stamped by VAR.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wolves manage Gary O&#8217;Neil &#8211; who has previously been outspoken on refereeing issues after Wolves were on the receiving end of two more controversial decisions against Manchester United and Luton Town this season &#8211; called Taylor&#8217;s call &#8216;scandalous&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453921-12715315-image-a-29_1699270678585.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Football fans have slammed Anthony Taylor for his decision to award Preston North End a penalty against Coventry City on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453951-12715315-image-a-30_1699270712197.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The official was demoted to the Championship after he oversaw a controversial call in October that saw Newcastle awarded a penalty<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;(Newcastle&#8217;s) second goal was never ever a penalty, ever,&#8217; he told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a terrible decision on-field and from VAR (but) we managed to bounce back.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old referee now finds himself at the heart of another controversial decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the first-half of Preston&#8217;s clash with Coventry,\u00a0Kyle McFadzean was adjudged to have brought down Milutin Osmajic inside the box &#8211; with Taylor awarding a penalty. However, replays showed that the defender made minimal contact. Alan Browne would go on to score the spot-kick &#8211; with the home side then going on to win 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have since taken to social media to express their anger over the decision.<\/p>\n<p>One fan took to X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming that Taylor should be officiating in League One.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anthony be on league one duty next week, feel sorry for league one,&#8217; the post reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anthony Taylor gonna keep going until he hits the Northern Premier League Div 1,&#8217; another post reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77454545-12715315-Kyle_McFadzean_was_adjudged_to_have_brought_down_Milutin_Osmajic-a-7_1699276685931.jpg\" height=\"344\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kyle McFadzean was adjudged to have brought down Milutin Osmajic inside the box in the first-half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77454513-12715315-Taylor_was_quick_to_award_the_penalty_with_Alan_Browne_going_on_-a-45_1699271811555.jpg\" height=\"340\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor was quick to award the penalty &#8211; with\u00a0Alan Browne going on to score from the spot<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453833-12715315-image-a-28_1699269824297.jpg\" height=\"132\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans have since taken to Twitter to give their thoughts on Taylor&#8217;s decision to award the penalty\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453823-12715315-image-a-25_1699269765504.jpg\" height=\"124\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453829-12715315-image-a-33_1699271568885.jpg\" height=\"183\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453801-12715315-image-a-17_1699269735627.jpg\" height=\"132\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453805-12715315-image-a-19_1699269746486.jpg\" height=\"160\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While a third commented: &#8216;Coming to a National league ground near you, very soon.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anthony Taylor making a shocker of a decision in the Championship after being dropped from the PL? He\u2019ll be refereeing Sunday league by the end of November,&#8217; a third commented.<\/p>\n<p>While Taylor has come under scrutiny for his decision to award the penalty, a few fans believe that the referee made the right call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Defender attempts to pull down striker, knocking him off his stride and impending his attempt at shooting but we don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a penalty. I have no words,&#8217; one user tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can see why it\u2019s given. The defender is nowhere near playing the ball &amp; whether he slips or deliberately pushes the attacker the ref interprets it as enough to put the attacker off &amp; send his shot wide&#8217; another commented.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453807-12715315-image-a-20_1699269750621.jpg\" height=\"227\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While many believe he made the wrong call, there are a few who agree with the decision<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453815-12715315-image-a-23_1699269758868.jpg\" height=\"184\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453819-12715315-image-a-24_1699269761676.jpg\" height=\"194\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A third tweeted: &#8216;Probably enough in that to justify a foul. But IF it is a foul it&#8217;s got to be a red card. That&#8217;s the real issue. Either stick with your decision and follow through or don&#8217;t give it in the first place. What he&#8217;s done there is bend the rules because he&#8217;s afraid of the decision.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor is not the first Premier League official this season to be sent down to the Championship in response to decision making.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Holmes was sent to run the line during Millwall&#8217;s home match against Hull in October &#8211; after incorrectly deeming Luis Diaz&#8217;s goal offside during the much-discussed VAR brouhaha when Liverpool met Tottenham in north London.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12715315\/Football-fans-slam-Anthony-Taylor-Preston-Coventry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demoted Premier League referee Anthony Taylor is slammed by fans on social media following controversial penalty decision&#8230; 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