Anjishnu Roy 27/10/2025 11comments  |  Jump to last

Everton head coach David Moyes agrees with VAR and referee Craig Pawson’s decision to rule out Jake O’Brien’s equaliser in his side’s 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at home.

O’Brien had the ball in the back of the net from a corner-kick to cancel out Micky Van de Ven’s opener just six minutes later, but his equaliser was ruled out by VAR after Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye were deemed offside for straying beyond the line of the goalkeeper during the move.

Moyes, while initially disappointed with the referee’s decision, came to agree with it in the aftermath of the contest.

“Well, at the time, I was disappointed because it looked like a good enough header and a good goal but I think, looking at it now, now I've seen it after the game, I think Ili is behind the goalkeeper and I think it's probably seen as an offside goal, just because he's behind the goalkeeper,” said Moyes.

Moyes and his coaching staff will also be perplexed by the way the Blues’ centre-backs and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford allowed Van de Ven to score twice from corner-kicks. It was the first time that the Toffees’ defence was breached from a set-piece this season, and Van de Ven’s double, followed by a late Pape Matar Sarr goal, brought an end to Everton’s unbeaten run at their new waterfront home.

“I don't think that we deserved to lose 3-0 but if you don't defend set pieces well enough, then you're always liable to lose the game. It's not something that's been a big problem with us but it was today, whether that was because of the quality Spurs had or whether it was down to how poor we were defending it, then that could be argued.”

 

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Edward Rogers
1 Posted 27/10/2025 at 12:55:52
As I've mentioned on another thread, if it was 'offside' why did Pawson have to go to the screen?
Jeff Spiers
2 Posted 27/10/2025 at 13:16:44
Edward. Moyes should have asked the official exactly why was it disallowed
Andrew Ellams
3 Posted 27/10/2025 at 13:29:30
Exactly Edward. He was obviously called to the screen to call the foul on the keeper but didn't see it so they went with the offside instead.
Sean Mitchell
4 Posted 27/10/2025 at 13:31:42
Premier League - corrupt
Jack Convery
5 Posted 27/10/2025 at 13:58:41
Pawson like an awful lot of EPL refs hate us. Simples.
Mike Powell
6 Posted 27/10/2025 at 14:00:06
Don't think it was offside,but don't think it mattered, because we were awful.We could of been 5 down, we are so predictable in our play, every team as sussed us out,if we don't pick up, and start to score, then its gonna be a relaxation battle again
Mike Powell
7 Posted 27/10/2025 at 14:10:19
Relegation battle not relaxation
Jim Bennings
8 Posted 27/10/2025 at 14:17:39
I seen nothing really wrong with O'Brien's goal, and I seen nothing wrong with Spurs' second goal either.

The first one is just a good header from O'Brien, the Spurs goal Pickford is weak, he's a goalkeeper, can use his hands, should be making that area his own.

The game has gone mad now,and I don't want to see goals ruled out for such nonsense all the time.

We need a proper sport back with contact involved, there's too much scrutiny on every goal nowadays.

Jim Bennings
9 Posted 27/10/2025 at 14:17:47
I seen nothing really wrong with O'Brien's goal, and I seen nothing wrong with Spurs' second goal either.

The first one is just a good header from O'Brien, the Spurs goal Pickford is weak, he's a goalkeeper, can use his hands, should be making that area his own.

The game has gone mad now,and I don't want to see goals ruled out for such nonsense all the time.

We need a proper sport back with contact involved, there's too much scrutiny on every goal nowadays.

Ian Jones
10 Posted 27/10/2025 at 14:46:01
Grealish and Ndiaye were both offside and sort of sandwiching their goalie at one point, although they looked to behind the goalie, so not in any goalie's sight lines. Technically offside but Ndiaye's nudge on goalie, however innocuous, may not have helped.

I think Pawson was instructed to check offside, not any foul/nudge on keeper.

If a goal had been allowed, probably not too many complaints. Gary Neville had it right when he said it was 50/50.

Jay Harris
11 Posted 27/10/2025 at 14:49:14
Moyes comment is typical of why we get so many decisions against us.

Lie down and accept it.

The other shower would be in the media for weeks complaining of injustice.

We are far too nice a club for the modern "cheating" game.

Does anyone disagree that there was far less against Jake's goal than there was against Van de Ven pushing Pick ford before heading that goal and why the hell is nobody talking about Gana Gueye being poleaxed in the penalty area.

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