- The Premier League gives guidance on their rulings on their official website
- Fans, however, noticed an error on page detailing issues around high challenges
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Fans have been left all saying the same thing amid a Premier League gaffe surrounding new guidance on high tackles.
The laws of the game continue to develop in the top flight, with some different to European competition, such as rulings around handballs and penalty calls in comparison to the Champions League.
Rules are detailed on the Premier League website, with the division also offering extra guidance on some arguably subjective calls.
Some eagle-eyed supporters, however, noticed an arguable error on the site when it comes to ‘additional guidance’ around high foot challenges.
The information explains different levels of high foot challenges, sanctions applied and what equates to each level.
But it has been pointed out that the image used at the top of the site to detail a high foot foul wasn’t actually given as a foul in a real game.
Premier League fans are all saying the same thing around an image used on the official website
Jeremy Doku’s tackle on Alex Mac Allister last year – not given as a foul – is used as an example of a high foot
Liverpool were denied a late penalty by the call in their 1-1 draw with Manchester City last year
The incident in question surrounds Jeremy Doku and Alexis Mac Allister late last season, when Manchester City and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw in the Premier League at Anfield.
John Stones had given City the lead in the first half, before Mac Allister netted from the penalty spot. A draw was how it finished, but there was a controversial moment late on.
Mac Allister ran onto a late ball into the penalty area, and hit the deck after contract from Doku. Replays showed he was seemingly kicked in the chest, but no foul, or penalty, was given.
After, the Key Match Incidents Panel ruled the decision was correct. The Premier League, nonetheless, have used the incident as an example of a high foot on their website.
‘Absolute shambles,’ one fan posted on X, formerly Twitter, as they noticed the error.
Another wrote: ‘Can the Premier League now confirm it should’ve been a foul, a penalty, a red card plus that the red and VAR were wrong?’
A third, seemingly sarcastically, added: ‘Just a coming together n the penalty area in the last minutes of the game in a crucial title race decider.’
City would go onto win the league by two points ahead of Arsenal, while they finished nine points clear of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
Fans took to social media to criticise the use of the image on the back of no foul being given
There is extra guidance given on the rulings behind high foot calls in the English top flight
In terms of the guidance on the page, three different levels of consideration are given: careless, reckless, and excessive force.
Careless is defined as having low force, low speed and low degree of danger among other things, and warrants a free kick only. Reckless is similar, but has the likes of limited or partial contact, low or medium force and a high degree of control. Challenges that qualify result in a yellow card.
Finally, excessive force equates to a red card and has full contact, high force and high speed.
It is also defined as having a high point of contact, a clear line of sight to opponent, fully extended leading leg and a high degree of danger.
