Liverpool: Simon Jordan gives superb answer on penalty statistic after Everton controversy

Liverpool went another game without conceding a penalty against Villarreal on Wednesday.

The Reds took a huge step towards the Champions League final as they prevented their plucky opponents from finding the net at Anfield, helping them to a 2-0 victory in the process.

The subject of Liverpool and penalties was most certainly on the minds of supporters during the semi-final first leg due to the level of debate that surrounded the Merseyside derby.

In what proved to be another 2-0 triumph on home soil for Liverpool, many prominent Everton figures thought they should have been awarded a penalty while the game was goalless.

Anthony Gordon, who was booked earlier in the game for simulation, appeared to be brought down in the penalty area by Joel Matip just after the break, but a penalty was quickly waved away.

It was a decision that most certainly irked Toffees boss Frank Lampard, who insinuated that there was some degree of unconscious bias by implying that Liverpool would have been given said penalty at the other end.

According to talkSPORT, Lampard said after the match: “It was a penalty. If that was Mo Salah at the other end, he gets a penalty. You don’t get them here (Anfield). That’s the reality of football sometimes.”

All this has led to a wider debate about whether or not Liverpool are given preferential treatment when it comes to the concession of penalties, particularly given their extraordinary statistics.

And it all came to a head on talkSPORT this week when Jim White revealed that Liverpool had gone 46 Premier League games without conceding a penalty, which is the longest run in the division.

It’s certainly an eye-opening statistic and no doubt one that will add fuel to the fire of certain fans’ narratives, but