AdminLeicester City’s dramatic draw with Hull City has been overshadowed by fresh controversy after former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett claimed Abdul Fatawu should have been booked for simulation instead of winning the penalty that changed the match.
The incident came early in the second half at the King Power Stadium when Fatawu went to ground inside the area under pressure from a Hull defender.
The referee pointed to the spot, allowing Jordan James to level from 12 yards in the 52nd minute before Luke Thomas fired Leicester in front just two minutes later.
For a brief moment, the Foxes looked set to breathe life into their survival hopes, but Oli McBurnie struck in the 63rd minute to make it 2-2, a result that confirmed Leicester’s drop into League One despite their fightback.
Hackett believes the officials got the key decision badly wrong and insisted the winger had gone down far too easily.
“The referee’s positioning and movement do not leave him with the ideal viewing angle to make this decision.
His assistant does have the best view in the house and doesn’t raise his flag to indicate a foul. I believe that the Leicester City player goes to ground too easily in an act of simulation.
“And he succeeds in deceiving the referee. It’s not a penalty kick for me. He should have been yellow-carded.”
The decision has now become another painful talking point in Leicester’s miserable season.
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