EFL confirm Anthony Taylor made WRONG decision after being demoted… but he’ll still referee Chelsea vs Man City
REFEREE Anthony Taylor made the wrong decision giving Preston North End a penalty against Coventry City, the EFL confirms.
After being dropped from top-flight English football Taylor is set to return to officiate at the Chelsea v Manchester City game on Sunday.
On Saturday, Taylor refereed Preston North End‘s 3-2 win over Coventry City.
This was the first time in four years he had officiated in the second tier and was involved in a controversial spot-kick decision.
The 45-year-old ruled that Kyle McFadzean had brought down Milutin Osmajic in the area, but replays showed the Sky Blues captain had made little contact.
After reviewing the officials’ decisions, the EFL has announced that the penalty should not have been given.
Coventry boss Mark Robbins spoke on the injustice they faced against Preston which cost them a shaming defeat.
Robbins said: “Now once or twice we have had decisions that have gone against us and again, we had one go against us with the penalty at Preston.
“We have had confirmation that it wasn’t a penalty but there’s still a bit of ambiguity around that.
“So we need to do a little bit more digging on that to get clarity on the decision they have made.”
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And fans even deemed Taylor should be “demoted to League 1 next weekend” after his dismal performance.
Taylor was forced to referee Championship football last weekend after giving Newcastle a controversial penalty in their 2-2 draw with Wolves.
The English official deemed Hwang Hee-chan to have fouled Fabian Schar but replays of the incident showed minimal contact.
But it has been announced he will make his comeback to the Premier League this weekend as Chelsea who sits 10th in the league host leaders City.