Former referee says Port Vale should have been awarded a penalty at Stevenage

Former referee Chris Foy says the Valiants were denied a clear penalty in their 0-0 draw with Stevenage at the weekend.

Ethan Chislett appeared to be felled by a challenge in the Stevenage box but the referee waved away appeals and gave a goal-kick.

However, according to Foy in his “Behind the Whistle” column for Sky Sports:

In this situation the referee awards a goal kick; however this should have resulted in a penalty to Port Vale.

The defender has committed to a sliding challenge inside the area, and has not made any contact with the ball and has clearly tripped the attacking player. Given the high standards match officials hold themselves to, I think looking back it is a decision where the referee will be disappointed to have misread the situation.

In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two action.

The Valiants are next in action on Tuesday evening against Peterborough United and fans will hope that none of the incidents from that game appear in Foy’s column!