‘refs Have Had A Poor Weekend’: Moyes Hits Out After Leeds’ Penalty Winner

David Moyes has questioned nan modular of Premier League officiating connected nan opening play of nan caller play aft his broadside were astatine nan centre of a arguable determination successful their conclusion against Leeds connected Monday.

Everton were beaten 1-0 astatine Elland Road courtesy of a precocious punishment from debutant Lukas Nmecha, aft James Tarkowski had been adjudged to person handled wrong nan Everton punishment area. However, Moyes said he was disappointed not conscionable pinch that decision, but pinch nan wide modular crossed nan first information of fixtures.

“I’m evidently going to opportunity it’s not a punishment and I judge it’s not a penalty,” he said of nan winning goal. “I’ve been to spot nan referee. The referee benignant of took thing to do pinch it, he thought it was to do pinch VAR, nan determination they’ve made. I don’t cognize what other I tin say.”

But Moyes did not extremity location successful his criticism. “I really deliberation nan referees person had a mediocre play successful nan opening weekend,” he said. “I deliberation location person been a batch of [poor] decisions and tonight’s is different one. The rules are expected to beryllium that if you support your hands down to your broadside and if thing he’s tried to get it down his backmost arsenic well.

“The shot takes a deflection connected nan formation arsenic well. You’re allowed to artifact it and he’s leaned towards nan ball, we judge that. We saw 1 connected Friday nighttime [in Liverpool v Bournemouth] that wasn’t given, which looked acold clearer a handball than what it was tonight.”

Moyes admitted Everton did not merit thing from nan crippled astatine Elland Road and said they will person to beryllium diligent pinch caller signing Jack Grealish, who appeared only for nan last 19 minutes connected Monday evening.

“Jack’s trained really well,” he said. “I conscionable want to bring him successful astatine nan correct clip alternatively than nan expectations beryllium excessively high, excessively quickly for him. I deliberation he’s very seldom played 2 games successful a row. He’s very seldom played 3 games successful a row, truthful if you look into his history we request to bring him connected astatine nan correct times.”