An Everton supporter group has expressed frustration over a lack of answers about contentious decisions against the club.
The Fans’ Forum has been in contact with chief refereeing officer Howard Webb since approaching him back in January. Their letter expressed concern following a series of questionable decisions across the festive period.
Engagement followed before Webb responded in writing last month - though his letter was deemed underwhelming by the forum, which has now revealed its disappointment after seeking further answers.
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The forum’s letter to Webb and the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) came after a run of controversial calls against Everton, including a red card shown to Dominic Calvert-Lewin that was later rescinded and penalty decisions in the games against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. At the time of the approach, the Blues were the only team in the Premier League not to have been awarded a spot kick.
Concerns included the use of technology to ‘re-referee’ incidents that the on-pitch officials had seen clearly. Webb said of such issues that “we have a high threshold for VAR intervention in place with the aim to create a consistent approach so the game knows and understands invariably when and where officials will intervene”.
Fears over an inconsistent application of the rules were also prevalent, with Spurs’ Dejan Kulusevski conceding a penalty against Brighton & Hove Albion for a foul that mirrored one on Amadou Onana days earlier but went unpunished. A contentious penalty against Onana for
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