Fulham v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[Demitri_C]

Can anyone confirm it deny if Onana did his celebrations with the crowd?
I don't like it and cringe worthy but can see in the moment it's one for those in stadium just don't think it's his place to do it.
And how was his actual contribution yesterday?

I think he did. Tbh as long as the fans enjoy it i have no issues with it

[Pete3206]

Can anyone confirm it deny if Onana did his celebrations with the crowd?
I don't like it and cringe worthy but can see in the moment it's one for those in stadium just don't think it's his place to do it.
And how was his actual contribution yesterday?

Confirmed
What's wrong with celebrating?
He did fine.

[Risso]

Can anyone confirm it deny if Onana did his celebrations with the crowd?
I don't like it and cringe worthy but can see in the moment it's one for those in stadium just don't think it's his place to do it.
And how was his actual contribution yesterday?

Eh? You were commenting on the match thread yesterday, so one of team footy was watching the game. Why couldn't you have formed your own opinion as to how Onana played?

[Baldy]

Sometimes they are given sometimes they aren't . It's the inconsistency

Never a penalty.

For all 'handball' offences in the box, all VAR replays should be played in real time and not slow motion. It always look 10 times worse when it is shown 10 times slower.

It probably took the ball 0.02 seconds to travel 24 inches at 50mph from the players head to Cash's hand. Not enough time for Cash to think about deliberately handling the ball.

The handball rule needs to be changed and the 'deliberate' bit underlined 10 times.

Fantastic win. Well done lads.

[jon collett]

I was pleasantly surprised with Onana. He was much more composed. I still prefer Barkley in there.

He did do the celebration and it was a bit weird as he had been subbed but received well.

In the early away games him, McGinn and Emi all seemed to lag behind so they would be the last one to celebrate with the supporters but that seems to have stopped now and they just leave him to it.

When we’ve won we are going to cheer anything anyway!

[Small Rodent]

Just watched MOTD and shouldn’t have been a penalty. So rein it in you Polakphobes!

[olaftab]

I have never cared how players celebrate or not after a win. They can jump into the crowd and walk down the pub with fans or they can head straight down the tunnel and get their prayer mat out. It's all fine and nothing is compulsory to be done the same way every week.

[RamboandBruno]

Sometimes they are given sometimes they aren't . It's the inconsistency

I think this is right. Although the fact there are lots of mixed opinions on here, suggests its a tricky one. I can see why it was given personally and would of wanted it if it had been us on the attack.
The Southampton pulled shirt stuff was bizarre in terms of the logic that the fella wasnt in an active area of play or something along those lines. He couldnt get to an active area of play because he was being pulled back. 

[ChicagoLion]

Just watched MOTD and shouldn’t have been a penalty. So rein it in you Polakphobes!

Agree but now handball is anytime it touches any part of your arm deliberate or not.
It’s idiotic.

[Chap]

Just watched MOTD and shouldn’t have been a penalty. So rein it in you Polakphobes!

Agree but now handball is anytime it touches any part of your arm deliberate or not.
It’s idiotic.

It’s the un-natural position bollocks that’s the issue. Whoever set the rules for it has obviously never played football in their lives.

[JUAN PABLO]

Sky panel reaction to red card.

https://x.com/skysportspl/status/1847668117847068881?s=46

maybe a second yellow   should be looked at .  Dont understand a red can but if a yellow makes the red why a panel cant look at it to see if it can be cancelled .

[ChicagoLion]

I am glad refs are now dealing with pushing as they have been letting too many deliberate pushes go.

[Risso]

Presumably he took it into consideration and decided that it was still enough for him to change his mind and award the penalty.

As per aftab's point above re: the Palace game, it's not like he's not comfortable sticking with his original decision after watching it again if he thinks he got it right first time.

If you're not going to take proximity into consideration as per the rules when it's a foot away, when are you? Especially as he'd waved away the penalty shouts in the first place. As ever, VAR in those situations is supposed to be for clear and obvious errors. Wasn't it going to be "referee's call" more often this season, ie not sending them to the screen?

If his arms were in that position and he was 6 foot from the player/ball, and the ref missed it, then fair enough, clear reason for VAR to get involved. In this instance though, the common sense and indeed correct decision from VAR should have been: it's hit his hand, but from a foot away, so the proximity rule comes into play, and we'll stick with the on-field ref's decision not to award a penalty. There was certainly enough leeway in the rules not to be sending him to the screen.

[JUAN PABLO]

brilliant performance yesterday

and ruined sadiq khans afternoon

some excellent performances from Youri, Diego , Luca and solid ones from Onana and JJ .

Watkins was ok but did his job wth a fantastic header and the less I say about Leon .

The bench was quality and I think we will get stronger as we go on this season as we need all the boys with champs league and to stay in that top 4 but with Arsenal and 115 not so convincing we are looking bloody good . 

UTV.

[Percy McCarthy]

It was a pen. It was not "point blank header". It was not seen by Darren England on field, he waved away appeals.
Darren England is the only ref as far as I know who has stood by his on-field decision despite VAR  telling him to change. (Pen for us v Palace last season)

Just listened to that Claret & Blue podcast, some moron called Matt Lynch said it was always going to be a pen as the ref was looking to give them something all game. Obviously didn’t notice that he waved it away.