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Ben Banks

Chris Sutton baffled by Celtic penalty decision as he highlights call 'fans would have issue' with

Chris Sutton has been left bemused by Celtic not being awarded a penalty in Saturday's Premiership classic with Hearts.

The first televised match with VAR in the Scottish top flight was marred by controversial decisions made by the referee-assisting technology. But the former striker was left stunned when Nick Walsh didn't give a penalty after a handball by Michael Smith in the Hearts penalty box, and that a subsequent VAR check deemed that he had made the right call, despite replays clearly showing the defender's arm being struck by a James Forrest cross.

Sutton says supporters will no doubt be left up in arms about it but it didn't impact the final outcome as Ange Postecoglou's men ran out 4-3 winners. He's even more confused over why it took so long to resolve what appeared to him to be a straight forward decision. He told the BBC: "I think a lot of Celtic fans would have issue with the incident just before half-time.

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