The referee who incorrectly awarded Sunderland's winning goal against Liverpool on Saturday will not take charge of a Premier League match this weekend.
Mike Jones let striker Darren Bent's goal stand at the Stadium of Light after the football hit a beach ball thrown onto the pitch by a Liverpool fan and deflected past Reds keeper Pepe Reina in a match Sunderland won 1-0.
The laws of football state "the referee should stop, suspend or abandon the match because of outside interference of any kind".
As a result, Jones ought to have disallowed the goal and restarted the match with a drop ball.
Mike Jones let striker Darren Bent's goal stand at the Stadium of Light after the football hit a beach ball thrown onto the pitch by a Liverpool fan and deflected past Reds keeper Pepe Reina in a match Sunderland won 1-0.
The laws of football state "the referee should stop, suspend or abandon the match because of outside interference of any kind".
As a result, Jones ought to have disallowed the goal and restarted the match with a drop ball.
He will now take charge this weekend of the second-tier Championship match between Peterborough and Scunthorpe at London Road.
Saturday's loss was Liverpool's fourth in nine league games this season. This defeat has left them seven points behind bitter rivals Manchester United, the leaders and reigning champions and also their opponents on Sunday at Anfield.
Sunderland 1 - 0 Liverpool
Saturday's loss was Liverpool's fourth in nine league games this season. This defeat has left them seven points behind bitter rivals Manchester United, the leaders and reigning champions and also their opponents on Sunday at Anfield.
Sunderland 1 - 0 Liverpool
Latest I heard is that Man City have offered £35M for the Liverpool Beach ball to play up front with Adebayor....
No comments:
Post a Comment