Hugo Bueno told by ex-PGMOL chief why he was denied a penalty for Wolves vs Everton
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Harri Burton
Tue 2 September 2025 17:07, UK
Hugo Bueno should have made the most of Iliman Ndiaye’s contact to win Wolves a penalty against Wolves, according to Keith Hackett.
The former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official exclusively told Football Insider that, while the wing-back made half-hearted appeals for a late spot-kick, the referee will have read into the player getting back up.
In the 74th minute, with the Toffees holding onto a 3-1 lead at Molineux Stadium on Saturday, 30 August, Bueno appeared to be taken out by one of David Moyes‘ goalscorers, but no penalty was given.
Five minutes later, Rodrigo Gomes fired past Jordan Pickford to drag the Old Gold within one goal of equalising, but goals from Beto, Ndiaye, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall just put the game out of sight.
This article contains exclusive comments from ex-PGMOL chief, FIFA official and former professional referee Keith Hackett.
Had Bueno been given a penalty for his incident, Vitor Pereira, who is under pressure at Wolves, and his team might have been walking away with their first points of the new Premier League season.
The Toffees, on the other hand, have risen to fifth in the table, with new signing Jack Grealish loving life at Everton, and grabbing four assists in his first two starts for the Merseysiders.
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Although Hackett believes that referee Michael Oliver was in a good position to make a call, he was not totally certain that the right decision had been reached.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former referee said: “It was an interesting incident, and I think that the fact that the player [Hugo Bueno] got up and played on was a signal to the referee that this was not a penalty kick.
“We’re talking about a potential foul, which it is, and the player not actually trying to buy the penalty, but trying to get towards the ball.
Compliments to him, but if you hit the floor, he may well have gotten a penalty.
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“That is a very close call, and I think the fact that the players have not protested has influenced the match officials, deciding that it’s not a penalty kick.”