FA accused of inconsistency by former referee after West Brom's Ahmed Hegazi evades ban days after Marcos Alonso suspension
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The FA have been accused of inconsistency after Ahmed Hegazi went punished for an apparent punch on Danny Ings.
The West Brom defender had been fearing a three-match ban after TV pictures caught him appearing to strike the Liverpool frontman off the ball.
But an independent, three-man panel of ex-referees could not agree that there was a case to answer.
It comes days after Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso was retrospectively charged with violent conduct following an incident with Southampton's Shane Long.
Using the hashtag “consistency”, former Premier League referee Mark Halsey claimed Hegazi should have been charged in relation to football’s Law 12 surrounding fouls and misconduct.
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He tweeted: “I think most people involved in football expected West Brom’s Ahmed Hegazi to be charged with violent conduct.
“I am amazed that the panel of 3 ex-referee’s couldn’t agree, gentleman LAW12. Striking or attempting to strike an opponent is guilty of violent conduct.”
The suspension would have ended Hegazi’s season.
Instead he is free to help his club’s fight against relegation when they go to Newcastle on Saturday.