Referee Reassured Stoke Players He Wouldn't Give a Soft Penalty Against Them...And Then Did

Published on: 29 August 2016

​Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross has revealed that referee Michael Oliver informed the Potters players before Saturday's defeat against Everton that he wouldn't be looking to award the same kind of soft penalty that had cost the club against Manchester City. But Oliver then did give Everton a controversial spot-kick shortly after half-time after believing that Ashley Williams had been impeded in the box at a corner. The resultant penalty, which rebounded off the post and cruelly onto Shay...

Source: 90min.com

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