23 Sep 2008

Championship football match won't be replayed

6:19 am on 23 September 2008

The English Football League says there is no chance that last weekend's game between Watford and Reading will be replayed.

Assistant referee Nigel Bannister mistakenly awarded Reading's first goal in the 2-2 draw after the ball had gone wide of the post.

The League's chief operating officer Andy Williamson confirmed the decision to award the goal was final.

He says the referee's decision regarding whether a goal is scored or not is final and binding and they can not intervene.

The Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann says replaying the game would have set a dangerous precedent. ...