Ian Evatt's verdict on Bolton Wanderers penalty decisions in AFC Wimbledon win as VAR call made
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIan Evatt felt Bolton Wanderers ought to have had at least one penalty in the win over AFC Wimbledon but believes the officials have a hard job as he called for consistency in decision making.
Wanderers took the lead in the first half thanks to Jon Dadi Bodvarsson's header as he scored his first goal for Bolton. Dapo Afolayan then added a second after the break, before Dion Charles clinically finished to put Wanderers three goals to the good. READ MORE: Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt on AFC Wimbledon win, getting game on and gap to play-offs And Amadou Bakayoko came off the bench to net Bolton's fourth in a 4-0 victory over the London side as Wanderers narrowed their gap to the play-offs to seven points, thanks to results elsewhere in the day going their way.
In the first half, Wanderers could have been awarded a couple of penalty kicks but appeals did not come to fruition when Bodvarsson appeared to be tripped in the box by George Marsh, while Paul Osew appeared to handle the ball in the box before half-time.
Evatt believed the decisions not to award spot kicks were wrong, but he believes referee Rebecca Welch, the first woman to ever referee a Bolton match, had a difficult job and perhaps could have been given more help by the linesman and fourth official as he tipped her for a bright future in the game.
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