During a recent on-air discussion, Sky Sports pundits Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton came to a disagreement about whether Aberdeen should have been awarded a penalty involving Connor Goldson. However, they did agree that Dujon Sterling should not have been sent off during the match. During the game, the referee, Don Robertson, was asked to review his decision to send off a player after consulting with VAR. Although he watched the game again, the original decision still stood. It’s also important to note that such reviews under VAR don’t usually happen often in Scottish football.
While Kris Boyd believes it was a handball, Sutton disagrees, thinking otherwise. Despite this, Sutton commended the referee for his decision and sticking to it, despite being under all sorts of pressure during the match at Ibrox.
Kris Boyd expressed his agreement with Chris Sutton that the incident was not worthy of a red card. He cited various reasons, including that there was no intent, that the bottom of the foot made contact with the player, and the player did not endanger an opponent. On the other hand, Eilidh Barbour highlighted two contentious incidents of handball involving Rangers players that sparked a heated debate among Kris Boyd, Chris Sutton, and former Aberdeen goalkeeper Joe Lewis.
Chris Sutton believed that the second incident could have been a penalty since the player fell in front of the ball, making himself more substantial, resulting in the ball hitting him below the shirt line.
Kris Boyd countered Chris Sutton’s view, stating that the first incident wasn’t an unnatural position since it was a supporting arm with the back to goal. He also mentioned a past incident where Sutton himself believed that a similar play was not a penalty. Joe Lewis, a former Aberdeen goalkeeper, asked if the player was not jumping in that position, while Boyd reiterated that it was a natural position. Sutton suggested it might have been a penalty if it had been at the other end, but Boyd maintained that it was not an unnatural position. Sutton concluded that Rangers were lucky not to have the incident ruled against them, while Lewis believed the first incident to be more justified than the second. Boyd dismissed this and suggested that they move on.
