They demoted Anthony Taylor to the Championship. Despite coming back from behind twice to share the spoils on a difficult afternoon for manager Gary O’Neill, Wolves were not able to steal the 2-2 victory at home.
O’Neil, who has already spoken out against controversial refereeing decisions after Wolves were the subject of two more this season against Manchester United and Luton Town, referred to Taylor’s call as “scandalous.”
“There was never, ever a penalty for [Newcastle’s] second goal,” stating to Sky Sports.
“We made a horrible decision both from the field and via VAR, but we were able to recover.”
Hwang expressed his disappointment at the decision, even though he later scored the equalizer.
‘I’d tried to clear the ball and saw someone block me. I stopped and he touched me – I don’t think it was a penalty,’ he said.
‘I felt so sad and really wanted to do something for my team. Everybody said ‘You can do it.” They gave me trust and I scored.’
Per the Star, while the Referee Association, PGMOL, has not apologised to Wolves, they have quickly acted by demoting the referee to the Championship.
Taylor is expected to handle the game between Preston and Coventry City slated for Saturday in what would be the first time he has officiated in the second tier since 2019. The away side converted calmly to take a 2-1 lead before Wolves forced a share of the spoils with an equaliser thanks to Hwang.
Wolves manager, Gary O’Neil described the decision as ‘scandalous’ after his side overcame the disappointment to earn a point.
