Championship

REF’S MISTAKE WAS PLAIN TO SEE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
26 August 2018

Match Verdict

STAR MAN LUCAS JOAO Sheffield Wed
ALL referees make mistakes. They make split-second decisions in a game played at breakneck speed. Criticising them based on slow-motion replays is neither fair nor reasonable.
But even from the back of the main stand, it was clear that Toto Nsiala won the ball. Clear, too, that he neither lunged nor used both feet.
No blame should be attached to Forestieri. The Italian, bravely steaming in for the ball, simply collided with the outstretched leg Nsiala had just used to hack it clear. Fault lies with Simpson and it would be a travesty if a...

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