{"id":38655,"date":"2025-04-21T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/38655\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T15:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:37:09","slug":"liverpool-handed-alisson-becker-referee-verdict-after-premier-league-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/38655\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool handed Alisson Becker referee verdict after Premier League statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Liverpool news after Leicester City had a goal ruled out during Sunday&#8217;s Premier League game<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745249829_830_0_Leicester-City-FC-v-Liverpool-FC-Premier-League.jpg\" alt=\"Alisson Becker instructing his Liverpool teammates\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Alisson was fouled before Leicester City scored their goal against Liverpool which was disallowed(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Former <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Premier LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> referee Dermot Gallagher has agreed with Stuart Attwell after the referee disallowed a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/leicester-city-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Leicester CityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Leicester City<\/a> goal against <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LiverpoolLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a>. Patson Daka flicked the ball on for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/conor-coady\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Conor CoadyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Conor Coady<\/a> to head home from point-blank range against his boyhood club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, those celebrations were soon over as the Reds were awarded a free-kick for a foul on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/alisson\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"AlissonLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Alisson<\/a>. The two players collided while trying to make contact with a high ball dropping near the byline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Daka initiated contact with the Liverpool goalkeeper, which left him off the pitch and Coady with an open goal to head the ball into. Alisson, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/conor-bradley\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Conor BradleyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Conor Bradley<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/virgil-van-dijk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Virgil van DijkLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgil van Dijk<\/a> had their arms up, appealing even before the play paused.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/many-obviously-envy-three-liverpool-31481206\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Many obviously envy&#8217; &#8211; Three Liverpool stars share honest thoughts on Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/graeme-souness-makes-bold-trent-31481025\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graeme Souness makes bold Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool statement &#8211; &#8216;I understand&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Attwell blew his whistle and awarded the Reds a free-kick seconds after the ball went in. Gallagher said during Ref Watch on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/sky\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sky Sports NewsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports News<\/a> that he agrees with the referee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I think this is a foul,&#8221; the former referee said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve spoken at length about fouls on goalkeepers; if you look at this, he doesn&#8217;t hold his ground; to hold your ground, you stand still.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He moves into the goalkeeper, I think, once you move into the goalkeeper [it&#8217;s a foul].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The former Liverpool player Stephen Warnock also concurred. He said: &#8220;I do think goalkeepers get overprotected, but there is a feeling that if you look at the ball, then look at the player and make that move [it&#8217;s a foul].<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you hold your ground, I&#8217;m fully with you, but he doesn&#8217;t hold his ground; he takes a step to the left, and you will see that Daka definitely takes a look at Allison to know exactly where he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Former <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/england-football-team\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EnglandLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">England<\/a> international Sue Smith also agreed, acknowledging: &#8220;It&#8217;s only a slight nudge, but just that little nudge is enough [for it to be a foul].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a statement released on Sunday, afternoon, the Premier League Match Centre said: &#8220;The referee&#8217;s call of no goal following a foul by Daka on Alisson was checked and confirmed by VAR &#8211; with it deemed that Daka made no attempt to challenge for the ball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our WhatsApp community, sign up to a newsletter or listen to our podcasts <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/liverpoolecholfc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest Liverpool news after Leicester City had a goal ruled out during Sunday&#8217;s Premier League gameAlisson was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,16924,179,763,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-38655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leicester-city-fc","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-fc","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114376700292934909","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}