‘A similar one’: Alan Shearer makes Dominic Calvert-Lewin comparison of Ipswich’s penalty shout vs Everton

Everton recorded the most routine of victories yesterday afternoon when they beat Ipswich Town for their first Premier League win away from home in 15 attempts.

   It took a long time and many times they threatened to achieve this feat before falling.

   But on this occasion their opposition simply didn’t have enough to trouble them or their leadership.

   But it could have been different if the judge’s decision had not gone their way.

   Shay Given and Alan Shearer discuss Ipswich’s penalty against Everton
   At 1-0, Jack Clarke swung into the Everton penalty area with ease and tried to save his shot.

   But when the ball slipped out of his control, he could only stretch hopelessly, and Dwight McNeil had to step in between them.

   Alan Shearer speaks during the Premier League Hall of Fame 2024 induction event at HERE on the Outernet on April 23, 2024 in London, England.

   The referee took it as a foul and initially awarded a penalty, but then VAR quickly corrected their error.

   Speaking on the BBC’s Match of the Day, Shay Given first observed: “That’s good work by Graham Scott on VAR. Jack Clarke is tricky, he goes into the box and it’s a tangle of legs. You can see Michael [Oliver] point at  city, he put it on the field.

   “When we slow down, he kicks the back of Dwight McNeil’s leg and I think it’s the right decision for Michael Oliver to go to the machine.”

   Alan Shearer then drew a comparison between that decision and a controversial spot in Everton’s match with Newcastle United: “Everton had a similar one a few weeks ago at Newcastle, didn’t they?”    Dan Burn.’

   VAR shows consistency for Everton

   Although their last game against Newcastle United caused much controversy after Calvert-Lewin was denied a similar penalty for a kick to the back of Dan Burns’ leg, it is ironic that the same thing happened here for the opposition.

   But so many times in the past Everton have seemed to be treated differently in the Premier League, with an offense deserving of some degree of punishment, but when it came down to it, they didn’t get the benefit of it.

   Whether they’re being punished by being awarded a penalty or refusing to take a penalty despite seeing the same action earlier in the season earn them a foul, the Toffees are rarely lucky in this instance.

   But for all the complaints and protests after the recent Premier League game against Newcastle United, it is at least refreshing to see VAR maintaining some consistency by maintaining its position.

   Ultimately, they found again that Clarke, like Calvert-Lewin, had backstabbed the opposition man.

   Dwight McNeil of Everton brings down Jack Clarke of Ipswich Town in the penalty area during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town and Ev..

   Whether they agreed to it a few weeks ago or not, at least they weren’t punished for the same thing they were denied.    At the very least, you have to commend VAR’s newfound consistency.

   Fortunately, it didn’t matter as Everton fans kept chanting Michael Keane’s name after he quickly scored the second goal.