Keith Hackett, a former Premier League referee, believes Coventry City defender Bobby Thomas committed a foul by pushing QPR defender Steve Cook while scoring the winning goal in their Championship match. Hackett argues that the push gave Thomas an unfair advantage and QPR have every right to feel aggrieved.
Coventry defender Bobby Thomas “clearly pushed” QPR defender Steve Cook as he scored his team’s match-winner, Keith Hackett has said.Going into Tuesday night’s game, both teams were on 41 points, looking to make a late-season push for a place in the Championship play-offs.
Following a corner from Jack Rudoni, Thomas rose highest to head home, past QPR goalkeeper Paul Nardi in the 94th minute.The goal unsurprisingly caused a huge celebration from the Sky Blues players and fans, as they took one step closer to the play-off places in the Championship table. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST.“QPR have every right to feel aggrieved that this goal was allowed to stand.
Despite the appeals from QPR players being justified on behalf of Cook, any complaints from ‘keeper Nardi were unjustified.
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