Behind the whistle: former Premier League Judge Chris Foy explains the latest decisions about EFL Football news
Behind the whistle, former Premier League Judge Chris Foy is through a selection of key decisions on the Action Weekend EFL Action match.
Behind the whistle, he aims to provide supporters of the EFL clubs insight into considering deciding, as well as clarification of certain calls to provide an understanding of how the laws of the game are interpreted.
As part of a regular feature on Sky Sports after the end of the day of the match, Foy will be here to lead you through some Suchian things in EFL …
Swansea 0-2 Coventry
Incident: Goal -reached, possible handball (Swansea)
Decision: Goal rejected, handball
Foy says: “It is good to see the rate of reaction and determination shown by the judge to identify this handball.
“While the ball comes from the corner, it obviously hits Swansea’s hand but 5 before his teammate hits him in the back of the net. The key verdict whether handball in the offense here or not by accident would not be punished because Swansea’s no 5 does not score.
“Since the hand is an unnatural and raised position, which makes the body greater, the goal is properly excluded to handling a handball offense.”
Watford 0-1 Norwich
Incident: Possible punishment and red card (Norwich)
Decision: Free kick and caution
Foy says: “The judge must make several important decisions.
“First, he has to decide if the offense at Norwich City No. -Kick to Norwich.
“Then he has to decide if the offense rejected the obvious opportunity to score (Dogso). From the replay we can see that the Norwich striker has a ball under control while moving towards the goal and has an obvious opportunity to hit a goal.
“Therefore, the referee should have shown the Watford player red card for Dogso.”
Crawley 1-2 Wrexham
Incident: Possible offense in upgrade to naked (Wrexham)
Decision: Assigned a goal
Foy says: “Wrexham was lucky for this goal of stopping, because their 38 apparently fails his opponent before moving the ball into the net.
“As the ball plays wide, the referee should scan until the middle to see what is happening inside the crowded box.
“Focusing on a player who crossed the ball, he missed the permanent posture of Wrexham’s No. 38 on his opponent. The retreat was influential and fulfilling the foul threshold. Therefore, a defensive free kick was to be assigned.”
Reading 1-0 Bolton
Incident: Possible punishment, handball (reading)
Decision: Assigned a sentence
Foy says: “Although this looks a little harmless, the right decision of the judge is awarded to award a handball penalty.
“While the ball hovers to the area, Bolton’s No. 29 goes to the head of the ball and makes contact with the ball with the outstretched hand.
“The hand is in an unnatural and unjustified position, so punishment is the correct outcome.”
Doncaster 2-1 MK DONS
Incident: Naked scored, possible offsidas (Doncaster)
Decision: Assigned a goal
Foy says: “Decisions in the offside that veterans intensify and try to play the offense attackers can be difficult for auxiliary referees, but he gets this place.
“While Doncaster’s no.
“When the painting crosses and such a pace, it makes it difficult to judge, but he manages well here.”
