Referee Kevin Clancy awarded a free-kick to Rangers against Tony Watt after the Motherwell player challenged for a corner, preventing what appeared to be an own goal from Jack Butland. VAR Steven McLean upheld the on-field decision, leaving pundit James McFadden baffled. Wattt was deemed to have impeded Butland's punch, despite Butland punching the ball into his own net.
Jack Butland has been told he was "extremely fortunate" that a foul was awarded after the Rangers star punched the ball into his own net against Motherwell .
Under pressure from Tony Watt at a corner, the England cap failed to get a strong punch to the cross and thumped the ball into his own net. Referee Kevin Clancy blew his whistle for a free-kick against Watt before Steven McLean in the VAR room backed up the man in the middle. But baffled James McFadden couldn't understand the decision. He told Sky Sports: “As you can see Jack Butland pushes him out. Tony Watt, for me, is entitled to go and challenge for the ball.
Pressed on if it’s the nature of the game, he said: “You are as well not letting strikers go in the six yard box and just come and catch it. I think it should be a goal.” "A lot of people may say that goalkeeper’s get too much protection and I don’t think Jack Butland covers himself in glory here - he actually punches that into the net. In hindsight I’m not sure there is too much wrong. They will have a check of this. Is it a clear and obvious error by the referee? The left hand is up and across him - I think they will look at that and say it impedes his punch. I think his arm is up. I don't think it was a clear and obvious error by Kevin Clancy.
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