Behind the Whistle: Former Premier League referee Chris Foy explains why West Brom had goal correctly ruled out against Norwich

Former Premier League referee Chris Foy examines decisions from the latest Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two action; Norwich City 2-0 West Brom, Swansea City 1-3 Southampton, Newport County 1-0 Wrexham, Gillingham 1-1 Forest Green Rovers all analysed

Tuesday 23 January 2024 12:16, UK

In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League and EFL referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two action.

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…

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Incident: Goal ruled out — handball (West Bromwich Albion)

Decision: Goal disallowed (West Bromwich Albion)

Foy says: This is a really positive piece of refereeing, with the positioning of the official leading to the correct call being made to rule out the West Brom goal for handball.

Whether the West Brom No 21 handles the ball deliberately or accidentally, the handball leads immediately to a goal being scored by the same player. The referee gets himself into a good position to see the handball and to correctly rule the goal out.

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Incident: Goal scored — Potential offside in the build-up (Southampton)

Decision: Goal awarded (Southampton)

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