Behind the Whistle: Chris Foy explains latest EFL decisions including Preston, Rotherham and Bolton calls

Former Premier League referee Chris Foy examines decisions from the Championship and also in League One and League Two; Bristol City vs Preston and Stoke vs Preston analysed, as well as Bolton vs Lincoln and Wycombe vs Exeter City; Crawley vs Bradford and Tranmere vs Barrow also looked at

Tuesday 8 August 2023 15:30, UK

The EFL has returned and with it the Behind the Whistle feature where former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the opening weekend of the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two.

Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into the decision-making considerations and also clarification of certain calls to provide an understanding of how the laws of the game are interpreted.

As part of a regular feature on Sky Sports following the conclusion of a matchday, Foy will be here to run you through some refereeing matters in the EFL, starting with the below....

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Incident: Goal scored — potential handball (Preston)

Decision: Goal awarded (Preston)

Foy says: This is in relation to Preston North End's equalising goal and a potential handball in the build-up.

It is important to remember that not every contact between the ball and the arm is a handball offence. In this case whilst the ball does hit the hand of the Preston No 10, it is entirely accidental and doesn't directly impact the goal itself with Preston's No 25 then flicking the ball towards the eventual goalscorer, Preston's No 7.

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In line with the laws of the game, this was the correct decision to allow the