Rangers have been awarded yet another questionable penalty, with Fabio Silva going down in the box.

Despite referee John Beaton initially booking Silva for diving, VAR intervened, with Rangers being awarded a penalty despite minimal contact, at best, from Alistair Johnston.

What John Beaton saw from VAR is beyond confusing, as it was clear that Silva was already on the way down, having looked to buy fouls throughout the game.

Alistair Johnston Celtic
25th February 2024; Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland; Scottish Premiership Football, Motherwell versus Celtic; Alistair Johnston of Celtic

VAR’s intervention yet again was questionable, as it was clear that Johnston could not have moved his leg away from Silva any quicker.

With Chris Sutton in commentary himself not believing it warranted a penalty to Rangers.

What Brendan Rodgers thinks of the decision will be clearer after the game, but the Irishman may very well be cautious in what he says, having missed the Livingston game last weekend due to a one-match suspension for his comments on John Beaton’s VAR intervention against Hearts at Tynecastle.

1 COMMENT

  1. It was no surprise for cheating Beaton to make his impact within the game?
    Well known in football that the 2-0 lead is possibly the worst in football where a 3rd goal totally changes the whole complex of the game?
    Saying that, it’s yet again another Celtic performance that has been the feature of our season, with only getting a proper 45 minutes from this team?
    Inconsistencies has been also a massive feature within our game this season, and yet again it’s so frustrating that we manage to continue to do it within halves of matches

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