Ref Watch: Amadou Onana's handball in Everton loss to Man City 'not deliberate' but is a 'modern-day penalty'
Ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher analyses the key incidents from the festive Premier League football including Amadou Onana's handball from Nathan Ake's shot that was given a penalty in Everton's 3-1 home loss to Man City; Gallagher: «There's no way it was deliberate»
Former Premier League referee
Thursday 28 December 2023 12:25, UK
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Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the festive football, including incidents from Man City's win at Everton, Chelsea's victory against Crystal Palace, Liverpool's win at Burnley and Bernd Leno's ball boy push in Fulham's loss at Bournemouth.
INCIDENT: Manchester City were awarded a second-half penalty in their 3-1 win at Everton after Amadou Onana was judged to have handballed from Nathan Ake's shot.
DERMOT SAYS: «I think it's a modern-day penalty. If you see this kind of thing happen, the directive is, is the ball striking an arm above the shoulder or the head? It's that high. The argument is, is it too close? Has he got time to react? But the minute I saw the replay I just said this is going to be given, there's no doubt about that.
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»The referee gave it on field because of the assistant's direction. It goes to VAR to check but it's never going to be overturned."
DYCHE REACTION: Everton boss Sean Dyche was understandably disappointed with the Onana handball decision that allowed Julian Alvarez to put City 2-1, with the Toffees manager claiming it was «not deliberate».
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DERMOT SAYS: «I think he [Dyche] makes lots and lots of good points, but, unfortunately,
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