Ollie Watkins

[Rudy Can't Fail]

No striker in the league has more touches in the opponent's penalty area than Watkins .

Yeah, he really needs to work on his control.

[Smithy]

No striker in the league has more touches in the opponent's penalty area than Watkins .

Yeah, he really needs to work on his control.

This made me do a proper coffee snort. Bravo!

[olaftab]

No striker in the league has more touches in the opponent's penalty area than Watkins .

Has this been reported? Have any players complained about his behaviour?

[Villan82]

Should have have had a penalty. Thought the referee was very poor

[taylorsworkrate]

Should have have had a penalty. Thought the referee was very poor

He didn't help himself in fairness. He didn't even appeal. For the on field ref people tend to forget that they can only give or not give a decision from what they see and the angle they see of it.

No excuse for the VAR not to intervene though

[Ian.]

That was a ridiculous decision, completely took him out. Ollie shouldn’t have to complain for anyone in their right mind to see that. What happened to the linesman or VAR? I thought the Ref could be still be questioned in a game?

[taylorsworkrate]

That was a ridiculous decision, completely took him out. Ollie shouldn’t have to complain for anyone in their right mind to see that. What happened to the linesman or VAR? I thought the Ref could be still be questioned in a game?

What was the referees view of it on pitch? Genuine question as I have no idea where he was at the time of the incident. VAR should have definitely intervened but without knowing the vantage point of the on field official its difficult to blame them

[Ian.]

That was a ridiculous decision, completely took him out. Ollie shouldn’t have to complain for anyone in their right mind to see that. What happened to the linesman or VAR? I thought the Ref could be still be questioned in a game?

What was the referees view of it on pitch? Genuine question as I have no idea where he was at the time of the incident. VAR should have definitely intervened but without knowing the vantage point of the on field official its difficult to blame them

I’d rather blame them than blame Ollie for not ranting and raving at them. That’s what lead Kamara to being sent off earlier in the season.

[KevinGage]

No striker in the league has more touches in the opponent's penalty area than Watkins .

Has this been reported? Have any players complained about his behaviour?

Touch 'em up get in to 'em.

[pablo_picasso]

Absolutely disgraceful refereeing, but more importantly absolute dog-shit from those fucking VAR clowns.

[taylorsworkrate]

That was a ridiculous decision, completely took him out. Ollie shouldn’t have to complain for anyone in their right mind to see that. What happened to the linesman or VAR? I thought the Ref could be still be questioned in a game?

What was the referees view of it on pitch? Genuine question as I have no idea where he was at the time of the incident. VAR should have definitely intervened but without knowing the vantage point of the on field official its difficult to blame them

I’d rather blame them than blame Ollie for not ranting and raving at them. That’s what lead Kamara to being sent off earlier in the season.

I'm in full agreement that VAR should be blamed. The on field ref its impossible to assign blame until you know the view he had of the incident.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Should have have had a penalty. Thought the referee was very poor

He didn't help himself in fairness. He didn't even appeal. For the on field ref people tend to forget that they can only give or not give a decision from what they see and the angle they see of it.

No excuse for the VAR not to intervene though

This. Just because Watkins never played dead for 5 minutes doesn't mean he wasn't unquestionably fouled and VAR only had one call to make.

[darren woolley]

I'm pleased he scored again long may it continue.

[Somniloquism]

That was a ridiculous decision, completely took him out. Ollie shouldn’t have to complain for anyone in their right mind to see that. What happened to the linesman or VAR? I thought the Ref could be still be questioned in a game?

What was the referees view of it on pitch? Genuine question as I have no idea where he was at the time of the incident. VAR should have definitely intervened but without knowing the vantage point of the on field official its difficult to blame them

I’d rather blame them than blame Ollie for not ranting and raving at them. That’s what lead Kamara to being sent off earlier in the season.

I'm in full agreement that VAR should be blamed. The on field ref its impossible to assign blame until you know the view he had of the incident.

I don't know. I think the ref had quite a view and he decided that Watkins had maybe lost control of the ball before the challenge. That is the only reason why VAR didn't call him back for any obvious error. If he had given it, it wouldn't have been overridden either. So the onfield decision did have a sway on the call.

[manic-road]

I'm yet to see it on the TV but in real life it didn't look a penalty to me, for the amount of small contact he went flying which didn't look right to the naked eye.