Crystal Palace suffered defeat at home after Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo was allowed to re-take a penalty, and Gary Lineker felt Marc Guehi may have been confused over the rules
Marc Guehi’s actions during Crystal Palace’s defeat to Brentford had Gary Lineker convinced he might have got his wires crossed on the rules.
During Sunday’s match at Selhurst Park, a foul by Maxence Lacroix on Nathan Collins gave Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo the opportunity from the spot. However, the Cameroonian appeared to have spurned the opportunity after hitting the post.
Palace skipper Guehi seemed to have saved his team-mate initially as he got to the rebound first and cleared the ball. However, the replay showed the England star had entered the semi-circle too early and was rightly deemed guilty of encroachment.
The Rest Is Football co-analyst Micah Richards delved into the penalty incident before Lineker chimed in about Guehi’s involvement (via football.london). The ex-Tottenham star said: “It was interesting with Marc Guehi because he did encroach, didn’t he? Just before.
“I just wonder whether he thought perhaps – I don’t know – because he went in the semi-circle, didn’t he? And I wonder whether he thought that was okay, because ‘I’m still outside the lateral line of the penalty area.’ I don’t know, but it was the right call in the end.”
The Premier League revised the encroachment law ahead of the 2024/25 season, stipulating that a player is only deemed to be encroaching if they have a “material impact on the outcome of the kick.” It’s also now been outlined that even having one’s foot on the of the box or semi-circle is deemed to be “inside the box.”
The semi-circle is considered part of the penalty area, and since Guehi violated this law to position himself for his clearance, a second penalty had to be awarded. A re-take can also be ordered if an attacking player influences the play when their team-mate is taking a penalty.
Alan Shearer concurred with referee Tony Harrington and VAR Darren England, adding it was the “right decision” to give Brentford another shot from the spot. Lineker went on to describe how he was amused by Brentford striker Yoane Wissa celebrating Mbeumo’s goal before it had even been kicked.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo international was seen cheering as Mbeumo stepped up for his second attempt in a remarkable show of faith. And it left its mark on those pundits watching.
Lineker continued: “He was celebrating when Mbeumo was actually running up to take the penalty. He was going, ‘Wheeeyyyy.’ I don’t know whether there’s a bit of s***housery going on, trying to put the keeper off there, or it was ultimate confidence in his partner.”
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The London derby result marked Palace’s first home loss since their 5-1 defeat to Arsenal just before Christmas. Brentford, on the other hand, have now secured consecutive away wins after failing to notch a victory on the road this season until their Southampton visit earlier in January.
Following their 2-1 triumph, Thomas Frank’s squad have climbed to 11th place and are now four points clear of the Eagles. And Palace captain Guehi will rue the missed chance in particular as his team strive to crack into the top half of the Premier League.
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