Poll says Everton penalty should have been re-taken

Former Premier League referee, Graham Poll says Everton’s penalty against Adrian should have been re-taken because he moved off his line twice before the ball was kicked but he admits this law is often overlooked in the Premier League. He did admit that Kevin Mirallas deserved to be sent off for his two yellow cards.

Writing for the Daily Mail, poll said “Referee Anthony Taylor was absolutely correct to dismiss Kevin Mirallas for two cautionable offences but how Everton didn’t get a second chance to convert their penalty was beyond belief.”

“There are quite a few laws which seem to be ignored at the top level and keepers coming off the goalline before a penalty kick is taken is one of them. “

However, Poll conveniently failed to mention whether it should have been a penalty in the first place with TV replays showing the incident happened just outside the penalty area. So maybe justice was restored anyway.

Since his debut, Adrian has saved twice as many penalties as any other goalkeeper in the Premier League (4).