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Arsenal: Everton penalty award was wrong as Myles Lewis-Skelly foul was outside the area, says former referee

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Arsenal: Everton penalty award was wrong as Myles Lewis-Skelly foul was outside the area, says former referee
Not for the first time this season, the young defender was on the wrong end of a refereeing decision

Former referees’ chief Dermot Gallagher believes Everton should not have been awarded a penalty as Arsenal were held to a damaging 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Gallagher agrees with Arteta, telling Sky Sports News: “I think if you’re gonna give the forward a foul, I think the more foul occurs outside the area. It is a foul, but he lets go of him [outside the area].

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