The lack of consistency in refereeing decisions has left many Premier League fans scratching their heads over the course of the 2022/23 season.
Michael Oliver provoked the fury of Liverpool fans during the 3-2 loss to Arsenal when an apparent handball by Gabriel went unpunished.
Interestingly, the referee awarded a penalty for a somewhat similar situation in Fulham’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa after Aleksandar Mitrovic’s shot hit Matty Cash in the arm.
It begs the question of what exactly is an unnatural position for an arm given that the distance between the players in both cases was minimal.
You can check out the images below, courtesy of @joel_archie (via @peterjharvey):
same ref. https://t.co/qt5nxjrAWz
— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) October 20, 2022
