Recently, Weber, technical director of England Professional Referees (PGMOL), was interviewed by Sky Sports, and he explained the cancellation of penalty penalty in Arsenal's 2-1 away victory over Newcastle.

In the 14th minute of this game, Yorke found a one-on-one opportunity, but he collided with Pope, who attacked, and fell to the ground. The referee awarded a penalty immediately, but after VAR reminding, the penalty kick was finally cancelled, and this penalty also caused controversy after the game.

Web gave an example to illustrate this. A similar situation occurred in Manchester United's 2-1 home win over Chelsea, where Sanchez bumped into Mbermo outside the penalty area and was sent off with a red card as a result of it blocking an obvious scoring opportunity.

Webber said: "I know people compared these two situations, and I think they are actually very different, so let's talk about the reasons. I think the only similarity is that in both cases the goalkeeper hit the ball, but the way the ball is touched is different. In this case, Sanchez was sent off by a red card for blocking Mbermo's obvious scoring opportunity."

"When you see Sanchez coming out to try to handle that ball, it's different from Pope's save. Pope's foot stepped directly to the ground and then a normal collision occurred. And in the same case, Sanchez kicked Mbermo's leg with his raised legs and exposed studs, which was at least a reckless act. Some even thought it was a more serious foul, endangering the safety of his opponent."

"I think it's reckless, at least, It must be punished. Although there was a slight touch, it does not negate that we must punish this behavior. By the way, that touch was different from Pope's situation. The ball did not deviate from its original trajectory. After the ball hit Sanchez's sneakers, it continued to go along the original line. Mbermo was preparing to catch the ball. In Pope's case, we saw that the ball had a significant deviation. "

" Therefore, for all these reasons, we had to punish it, mainly because of Sanchez's movement, which exposed the studs and kicked Mbermo's leg. It must be a foul. Moreover, we know that this situation meets the conditions for an obvious scoring opportunity. Mbermo was about to receive that ball, and the defender did not return to defend in time, which was an obvious scoring opportunity. Therefore, the red card was presented for this reason. "