Ivan Toney calmly slotted residence a penalty through Brentford’s acquire more than Fulham, but Danny Murphy thinks he shouldn’t have been on the pitch to just take it.
Murphy is adamant Toney, who netted in the next fifty percent, was privileged to escape a purple for a obstacle on Fulham’s Saka Lukic just before 50 % time.
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Lukic surely arrived out even worse off as he and Toney contested a 50-50 ball at the Brentford Local community Stadium, the Serbia global finding a minimize soon after currently being booted in the facial area by Toney.
Referee Anthony Taylor did not give Toney a yellow card, but Murphy states Toney deserved more than a yellow, boasting the 26-year-old deliberately straightened his leg when earning the problem.
“He realized what he was executing there,” Murphy claimed on commentary for talkSPORT.
“It’s a sending off, he is aware what he’s doing. Which is how I utilized to deal with myself, you go about the top with your straight leg and you depart it there.
“Trust me I’ve played the activity extensive adequate, it’s a pink card. They won’t give it simply because they will not understand. I know what he’s performing.”
“Toney, I appreciate him, he’s wonderful but which is a red card,” Murphy added.
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“The way you get absent with indicating, ‘I’m not trying to damage an opponent’ is you normally say the identical line, ‘I’m hoping to defend myself.’
“The purpose I’m adamant is due to the fact that is exactly how I applied to deal with. You appear in and at the time you miss out on the ball you leave your leg straight, so what ever hits your leg following it is absent straight is heading to arrive off worse than on your own.
“The slice on the cheek isn’t the challenge for the reason that you can unintentionally place your stud on someone’s face, but when you go as a result of the ball and you have a straight leg… it is a red card all day, every single day and two times on Sundays.”
“They [VAR] will have checked it but interpreted as an accident.”
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Lukic received his individual reprieve times later as he prevented a 2nd yellow card irrespective of wiping out Yoane Wissa with the Brentford ahead searching to bear down on aim.
This permit-off will have been scant consolation for the guests on 53 minutes when Toney facet-footed Brentford into a 2-1 guide soon after Christian Norgaard was felled inside the box.
Before, a deflected effort from Ethan Pinnock set the dwelling aspect in front in advance of Manor Solomon’s header on the rebound levelled the scores.
Soon after Toney’s location-kick Brentford went 3-1 up many thanks to Mathias Jensen’s strike. Carlos Vinicius scored a consolation goal in the remaining times of stoppage-time as the match concluded 3-2 to the Bees.