{"id":294487,"date":"2023-11-07T11:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294487"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:25:01","slug":"anthony-taylor-returns-to-premier-league-action-after-being-demoted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/anthony-taylor-returns-to-premier-league-action-after-being-demoted\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Taylor returns to Premier League action after being &apos;demoted&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Anthony Taylor is handed Premier League recall, just days after being &#8216;demoted&#8217; to the Championship&#8230; and gets tasked with a HUGE game<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The official previously awarded a contentious penalty during Wolves-Newcastle\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But Taylor will return oversee the jewel of next weekend&#8217;s fixture list on Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton: &#8216;How my son nearly died&#8217; &#8211;\u00a0Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anthony Taylor will return to the Premier League this weekend after his &#8216;demotion&#8217; to the Championship for the last matchweek.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The referee was embroiled in a spate of controversy after awarding a divisive penalty against Wolves\u00a0to Newcastle during their 2-2 draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor came under fire from a range of different voices after handing the visitors the penalty at Molineux, which allowed Newcastle to go ahead in the first-half.<\/p>\n<p>The referee pointed to the spot after Hwang Hee-chan brought down Fabian Schar whilst attempting to clear the ball, and had his decision rubber-stamped by VAR.<\/p>\n<p>Jarred Gillett, the official on duty at Stockley Park, took his time but ultimately opted not to send Taylor to his monitor to look at the incident a second time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/10\/77496865-12719979-image-a-33_1699353123999.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Taylor will return to the Premier League to oversee a titanic Big Six clash on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/10\/77497287-12719979-image-a-34_1699353180962.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His appointment comes just a week after the referee was &#8216;demoted&#8217; to the Championship<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But just one weekend after refereeing Preston North End&#8217;s clash with Coventry City in the second tier, Taylor is set to oversee Chelsea&#8217;s visit to Manchester City\u00a0on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor&#8217;s trip down to the Championship was not without its controversy too, after the official awarded Preston a penalty that came under scrutiny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the first-half of the match, Kyle McFadzean was adjudged to have brought down Milutin Osmajic inside the box &#8211; with Taylor awarding a penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, replays showed that the defender made minimal contact, leading to fan uproar after Alan Browne went on to score the spot-kick, which helped seal the 3-2 home victory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supporters were quick to leap onto social media with some suggesting that Taylor was primed to drop down yet another division.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One user joked: &#8216;Anthony be on league one duty next week, feel sorry for league one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another added:\u00a0&#8216;Anthony Taylor gonna keep going until he hits the Northern Premier League Div 1,&#8217;\u00a0 with a third chiming in: &#8216;Coming to a National league ground near you, very soon&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite these glum predictions, Taylor will instead be spending the weekend overseeing arguably the jewel in the fixture list.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/10\/77497267-12719979-image-a-35_1699353185073.jpg\" height=\"340\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor found himself at the centre of another penalty controversy in the second tier as he handed out a potential match-winner to Preston North End<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/10\/77497291-12719979-image-a-36_1699353188675.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor found himself at the centre of the debate when he awarded a contentious penalty to Newcastle against Wolves<\/p>\n<p>Hot off the heels of a thrilling &#8211; and thrillingly refereed &#8211; 4-1 win against Spurs to end their London rival&#8217;s unbeaten run, Chelsea will travel to Manchester looking to bloody the nose of the team at the top of the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Man City were able to cling onto their lead gained after a 6-1 rout against Bournemouth on Saturday after Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham all dropped points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Chelsea will optimistically hope that their lack of European football may aid their attempt to record back-to-back victories against Big Six rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side will welcome Young Boys to the Etihad on Tuesday evening for the fourth match of their Champions League trophy defence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12719979\/Anthony-Taylor-Premier-League-demoted-Championship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Anthony Taylor is handed Premier League recall, just days after being &#8216;demoted&#8217; 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