Hull demand 'handball' investigation
Hull are demanding an investigation into claims that a third party was behind Steve Bennett’s decision to overturn a late penalty in Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Bennett initially awarded Hull an injury-time spot-kick when he though Ashley Young had handled the ball on the line, but then changed his mind after talking to his assistant Andy Halliday, who correctly told him the ball had struck the bar.
But there are now claims that a third party illegally used video replays and the officials’ earpieces to advise them, and that has angered Tigers chairman Paul Duffen.
“All we are saying is that the events bring into question who exactly did influence the referee,” Duffen said in the Daily Mail.
“I would like a report from the match officials and confirmation of who was talking in the earpiece. There is a concern that somebody (else) was using video evidence.”
Premier League rules do not allow third party influence or the use of video replays.
