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Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Everton make formal complaint to Premier League over Rodri VAR call vs Man City

Everton's anger over the decision not to award them a penalty against Manchester City has led them to make a formal complaint to the Premier League.

City had taken a late lead at Goodison Park, but had their hearts in their mouths as Rodri attempted to control a ball in the area and it appeared to hit his arm. The referee didn't award the penalty but the Video Assistant Referee took a lengthy look at the incident before advising that no further action should be taken.

Replays appeared to show a fairly clear handball by Rodri as the ball struck the inside of his elbow. However, the Premier League justified the decision not to award the penalty by saying there was not enough conclusive evidence that enough of the ball struck the so-called 'red zone' used to determine handballs.

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