Former Premier League referee, Graham Poll, has suggested that Stoke City’s Victor Moses should be given a retrospective ban for simulation against Swansea City.
Moses appeared to dive in the box under little pressure to win a penalty for his side against the Swans inSunday’s Premier League clash.
It was an important action, which gave the Potters a route back into the match, which they eventually went on to win 2-1, but Poll believes the Nigerian should be banned from playing again for Stoke’s upcoming games.
“(Michael) Oliver (the referee) suffered a momentary lapse and got it completely wrong in the first half when he awarded a penalty for what was clearly a dive by Stoke forward Victor Moses,” he wrote in the Daily Mail.
“Although Swansea defender Angel Rangel was running alongside Moses as he ran into the area there was little or no contact. In cases like this it should be possible for retrospective action to be taken against Moses for blatant simulation.”
Stoke have moved up into the top half of the table with their victory, but penalty decisions have dominated the headlines since the match.