Everton have once again been left baffled as to why they have not been awarded a penalty in their latest Premier League outing.
Everton’s squad has suffered more absences in recent days, with Jack Grealish missing the game against Burnley due to illness.
David Moyes has now seen his side go three consecutive Premier League games without a victory as they had to settle for a point at Turf Moor.
Rewind to just last weekend and Everton were furious not to get a penalty against Arsenal after a foul on Thierno Barry by Williams Saliba.
‘It took only until the trip to Lancashire for another VAR decision to come under serious scrutiny, after the ball struck the arm of Jaidon Anthony in the Burnley area.
Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has now shared his verdict with Everton News.
Mark Clattenburg issues Burnley vs Everton penalty verdict
Craig Pawson was controversially appointed to referee Burnley vs Everton despite his poor record involving the Toffees.
The officiating in the Premier League seems to be the hot topic of discussion yet again as the lack of consistency has become a real issue.
After Everton were denied a penalty for a handball on Burnley’s Anthony, Clattenburg shared his verdict on the reason why it wasn’t given.
“There was a potential handball against Burnley substitute Jaidon Anthony after blocking a shot from Tyler Dibling,” Clattenburg told Everton News.
How many times have Everton had these given AGAINST them? 🤯
It's almost every week a decision goes against the Blues!
“Anthony turns his body and keeps his arms close to his body. This type of handball is rarely given in the Premier League with their higher bar of when they penalise handball so was not expecting this one to be given.”
The issue is the lack of consistency being shown with decisions like this.
Everton saw a similar handball awarded against Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall earlier in the season against Brighton & Hove Albion.
What the Premier League said about Jaidon Anthony’s handball
No Everton fan will be surprised now to see decisions like this go against them.
What makes it even more frustrating is that the last two games have been so tightly contested and a penalty in either game could have made a huge difference.
During the game, the Premier League shared their reasoning behind the decision not to award Everton with a spot kick.
How are these decisions constantly going against Everton? 😡
“The referee’s call of no penalty to Everton was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed that Anthony’s arm was in a justifiable position, with the ball coming from close proximity.”
Official Premier League response to Everton penalty call.
Next up for Everton is a trip to the City Ground where Michael Oliver will officiate the game.
After being forced to settle for a point against a struggling Burnley side, it would be interesting to hear Moyes’ thoughts on the incident.
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