The decision by the VAR not to award a penalty to Manchester City in their game against the Toffees caused Mike Riley to make personal calls to both Bill Kenwright and Frank Lampard to apologize.
The ball clearly struck the arm of Rodri, but the claims were dismissed by the VAR referee and the referee.
Sky Sports News has been told that the chairman and manager received apologies from Riley after they made a complaint to the league.
The officials got it wrong, according to the man. The VAR inspected it for too long. The decision may have been affected by a couple of angles.
Rodri appeared to use his upper arm to control a bouncing ball in theEverton box soon after Phil Foden had put City in front at Goodison Park, but Tierney missed the incident and the referee did not award a spot-kick.
Cole was shown a yellow card for his protestations to Tierney after the final whistle and a furious Lampard spoke to Sky Sports after the match.
"There is no doubt, there is no likely to be a spot-kick for us," said Lampard.
The decision is incredible, incredible, and that means we don't have the chance to get what we deserved.
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That is a VAR call. I spoke to the referee and he knew it was a penalty, but the question was whether it was in fact an own goal.
That is the reason we have VAR. It would not have taken more than five seconds to know it was a penalty. The referee should have been told to give it or told to look at it.
We have lost a point because of a professional who cannot do his job right. You start looking for whys and I can't think of one. It is not competent to get it right.
The clearest penalty you could give was the arm out, I was waiting for it.
Is incompetence at best, at worst who knows? When things are wrong, I will wait for a statement or apology, but it won't mean anything.
Sky Sports' Ben Grounds: "The Rodri handball is just the latest in a lengthening list of decisions that has left Everton feeling aggrieved this term. They say these things even themselves out over the course of a season, but while no side benefitted more than Everton from VAR overturning on-field decisions last campaign, this term their luck appears to have run out in just about every regard. "So far, Everton are down by two goals based on VAR intervention. Their latest gripe doesn't relate to the technology but rather how it has been used. "Only Newcastle (-4) and Norwich (-3) have suffered more VAR overturns than the Merseysiders. This unwanted record doesn't relate to penalty appeals that stay with the on-field referee. "That said, it only adds to a growing sense of injustice, which can be traced back to early November when referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot when he adjudged Hugo Lloris to have tripped Richarlison after 63 minutes during Everton's 0-0 draw with Tottenham. "VAR advised the match official to check the pitchside monitor and the original decision was overturned on the basis that there was conclusive evidence of Lloris having touched the ball. "If such an error was 'clear and obvious', Everton would feel equally perplexed later in November when strong claims for a penalty were waved away after Salomon Rondon's shirt was pulled by Charlie Goode in the 1-0 defeat at Brentford. "There have been other cases where stricter punishment might have been carried out, namely Jonjo Shelvey's challenge on Anthony Gordon during the 3-1 defeat at Newcastle and the call not to award a penalty against Oriol Romeu for a potential handball at Southampton earlier this month. "Kavanagh already had a history of controversy at Goodison Park having ruled out a late winner against Manchester United in March 2020, with Gylfi Sigurdsson deemed to have been in an offside position and interfering with play despite David de Gea having a clear view of Dominic Calvert-Lewin's shot.
"But this latest baffling ruling eclipses even that borderline decision."
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Speaking on Ref Watch on Sky Sports News, he said it should have been a penalty.
He said it was a penalty and that the VAR inspected it for too long. The decision may have been affected by a couple of angles.
I think the VAR focused on the first angle first and there was an element of doubt despite the second angle clearly showing it was a mistake. He was attracted to the first angle and the second angle.
We cannot change the past. Most people agree that it is a penalty. We have to learn that if one angle is not conclusive, focus on the angle that is conclusive. That is the message.
Premier League clarify that the VAR team didn't think there was conclusive evidence that the ball hit Rodri more in the red area of the arm than the green. Nothing to do with offside pic.twitter.com/h6QhS6SEaW
— Simon Bajkowski (@spbajko) February 26, 2022
Rodri is covering Paul Tierney because he cannot see the incident. This should have been a VAR decision.
The defeat left them only one point above the drop zone in 17th place.
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Sky Sports pundit and former Man City defender, Micah Richards.
Rodriguez's face said it all. It's an object. It's below the T-shirt line.
It is just ridiculous. We have talked about VAR many times and they have got many things right, but this one they have got wrong and it has cost the team.
Everyone involved in the league is paying for it. For a moment, forget about what they are doing, and just stay up. If they get a penalty and a point out of the game, it increases their chances.
How can that not be clear evidence? We have to tell the truth and it is handball. Chris Kavanagh has an incorrect opinion.
Ashley Cole had a few questions for referee Paul Tierney at full-time and received a yellow card for his remonstrations... 😤 🟨 pic.twitter.com/KriN0Zm8Sm
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 26, 2022
Karen Carney is with Sky Sports.
It was a penalty for me. The ball bounces up and there is a spin on it. Rodri hit the ball with his arm.
The T-shirt line rule means that if it hits on the T-shirt it is not a handball, but for me. They didn't say to the referee to go over to the screen and have a look.
I can understand why the fans of the two teams are upset.
Sky Sports has Andy Hinchcliffe.
We would have to see if Paul saw the ball. VAR is there if he hasn't seen it. They are constantly watching the game. It is their job to step in and assess the situation and either throw it back to the referee or have a look at the monitor.
It looked obvious to me that it was a hand. Rodri's arm appears to strike his arm after the spin on the ball.
I am a fan of VAR, but I don't understand why they wouldn't see that the ball hit his arm. We just saw the pictures again and it is obvious. Rodri looks guilty. He knows the ball hit his arm.
VAR took their time, there was no rushed decision, and I thought they were going to give a handball. They don't refer it back to the referee because it was a handball.
The referee is looking through the body of Rodri. He doesn't have the best view, but he should be relying on his assistants and VAR.
That is what VAR is for, situations like this where the referee has to decide if he sees it or not. VAR should have done their job if they can't see it.
They think they have, but we all think it was a mistake and Rodri and City have gotten away with it.
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