Everything said as Premier League panel split on Everton controversy vs Ipswich Town

Everton fans couldn't believe their eyes when Theirno Barry's second goal was disallowed against Ipswich.

The Toffees still won 1-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium before the extended international break.

It leaves Everton unbeaten in the Premier League after five games, although David Moyes wasn't happy.

Barry scored the winner against Ipswich, and thought he had a second when he nodded home from a corner.

Somehow, Brennan Johnson was classed as interfering despite Christian Walton being nowhere near the header.

And now, the Key Match Incident panel has reacted.

What has Premier League said about Everton controversy?

Unsurprisingly, they've tried to back their officials.

Although, there was a split on the five-person panel, which doesn't usually happen in these findings, which are mainly a waste of time.

Revealing the result for round five in the Premier League on Wednesday, they shared their outcomes.

Three panellists supported the decision, while two believed that the goal should have actually counted.

The KMI panel said: "The VAR intervention to disallow the goal for interfering with an opponent by Johnson was supported, 3:2.

"Johnson was clearly in an offside position, in very close proximity to the goalkeeper and makes a movement, impacting the goalkeeper’s ability to set and move to the ball.

"Two panellists felt that Johnson’s position and actions did not impact goalkeeper Walton."

Are they having a laugh?

What is the actual point in these panel meetings? It does very little yet make the Premier League more of a laughing stock.

Everybody who watches football, from the fans, to ex-players and managers, even current players, couldn't believe the decision to disallow this goal.

Yet, this magic panel, who nobody knows is involved, backs the Premier League officials.

Johnson was offside, nobody is arguing that.

But, Walton was basically touching his near post, and Barry's header went in via the other post, so how on earth was he ever getting there?

Even if Johnson wasn't there, Walton doesn't have a magical spring and arms that span metres alone.

There has to be common sense when making these decisions, and the lack of consistency continues to make the Premier League a laughing stock.

Nothing is going to change or get better if accountability isn't taken in these situations, and rolling out this panel simply isn't doing that.

Moyes and Everton are fed up of it happening so often, with these calls going against them consistently, it seems.

And based on this evidence, that's only going to continue.