{"id":295731,"date":"2023-11-07T11:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295731"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:25:06","slug":"anthony-taylor-returns-to-premier-league-action-after-being-demoted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/anthony-taylor-returns-to-premier-league-action-after-being-demoted\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Taylor returns to Premier League action after being 'demoted'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anthony Taylor will return to the Premier League this weekend after his ‘demotion’ to the Championship for the last matchweek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The referee was embroiled in a spate of controversy after awarding a divisive penalty against Wolves\u00a0to Newcastle during their 2-2 draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Jarred Gillett, the official on duty at Stockley Park, took his time but ultimately opted not to send Taylor to his monitor to look at the incident a second time.<\/p>\n
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Anthony Taylor will return to the Premier League to oversee a titanic Big Six clash on Sunday<\/p>\n
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His appointment comes just a week after the referee was ‘demoted’ to the Championship<\/p>\n
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But just one weekend after refereeing Preston North End’s clash with Coventry City in the second tier, Taylor is set to oversee Chelsea’s visit to Manchester City\u00a0on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor’s trip down to the Championship was not without its controversy too, after the official awarded Preston a penalty that came under scrutiny.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the first-half of the match, Kyle McFadzean was adjudged to have brought down Milutin Osmajic inside the box – with Taylor awarding a penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, replays showed that the defender made minimal contact, leading to fan uproar after Alan Browne went on to score the spot-kick, which helped seal the 3-2 home victory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supporters were quick to leap onto social media with some suggesting that Taylor was primed to drop down yet another division.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One user joked: ‘Anthony be on league one duty next week, feel sorry for league one.’<\/p>\n
Another added:\u00a0‘Anthony Taylor gonna keep going until he hits the Northern Premier League Div 1,’\u00a0 with a third chiming in: ‘Coming to a National league ground near you, very soon’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite these glum predictions, Taylor will instead be spending the weekend overseeing arguably the jewel in the fixture list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Taylor found himself at the centre of another penalty controversy in the second tier as he handed out a potential match-winner to Preston North End<\/p>\n
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Taylor found himself at the centre of the debate when he awarded a contentious penalty to Newcastle against Wolves<\/p>\n
Hot off the heels of a thrilling – and thrillingly refereed – 4-1 win against Spurs to end their London rival’s unbeaten run, Chelsea will travel to Manchester looking to bloody the nose of the team at the top of the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Man City were able to cling onto their lead gained after a 6-1 rout against Bournemouth on Saturday after Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham all dropped points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Chelsea will optimistically hope that their lack of European football may aid their attempt to record back-to-back victories against Big Six rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola’s side will welcome Young Boys to the Etihad on Tuesday evening for the fourth match of their Champions League trophy defence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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