Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford concedes penalty against Aston Villa after Andre Onana was let off scot-free by officials vs Wolves last week for a similar foul... as fans brand the 'inconsistency in the Premier League INSANE' Jordan Pickford conceded a penalty vs Aston Villa after taking out Ollie Watkins Andre Onana performed a similar foul in Man United's 1-0 win against Wolves WATCH: 'It's All Kicking Off' - Episode 1 - Mail Sport's brand new football show By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline Published: 09:55 EDT, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 11:04 EDT, 20 August 2023 e-mail 10 shares 21 View comments Jordan Pickford was the subject of controversy after conceding a first-half penalty in Everton's clash with Aston Villa on Sunday. The Toffees got off to a dismal start at Villa Park, with John McGinn opening the scoring after 18 minutes, tapping in a well worked cross from Leon Bailey after Villa opened up Everton's defense. Unai Emery's side looked very dangerous in the opening exchanges and in the 24th minute Ollie Watkins came close to scoring, charging into the six-yard box to meet a through ball. Pickford rushed out to meet him and as he tried to swipe the ball away from the Villa forward, the Everton goalkeeper ultimately collided with the England striker. It was comparable to an incident that occurred during last week's opening round of Premier League fixtures where Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic during Man United 's 1-0 win against Wolves . Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (right) conceded a penalty during his sides game against Aston Villa The Toffee's shot-stopper appeared to collide with Ollie Watkins as he tried to prevent the Villa striker from scoring at the back post It came after Man United goalkeeper Andre Onana similarly collided with Wolves' Sasa Kalajdzic during their 1-0 win against Wolves last week The former Inter Milan goalkeeper did not concede a penalty for the incident, unlike Pickford, but the decision to not give the spot-kick has been the subject of much controversy Onana got away with his clumsy challenge on Monday night, but Pickford was not so fortunate, as referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot and Douglas Luiz duly converted the subsequent penalty. Following the decision, fans have been left outraged at the lack of consistency of the refereeing in the Premier League. One claimed: 'The inconsistency in this league is insane... Onana did the same thing last week against Wolves and that didn't get given but the Pickford one now does. Just be consistent.' 'Absolute comedy,' one Twitter user wrote. 'United's Onana destroys a player with his upper body, Pickford makes lower body contact. doesn't even hit him with his arm and gets a penalty. PL refereeing is just awful.' 'Dunno how that that Pickford one was given but Onana's wasn't, both were penalties but Onana's was 10x worse,' wrote another. One asked: 'How have they given the pen against Pickford but not the Onana one last week?' It comes as Opta claims this is the fifth penalty Pickford has given away in the Premier League since joining Everton in 2017. But he still may feel aggrieved that this decision went against him less than a week after Onana's challenge went unpunished. Gary O'Neil, who was booked for venting his fury at the decision on the sideline during that match, was ultimately given an apology by referee's boss Jon Moss after Wolves were denied a clear-cut penalty late in the match. After the game, the United shot-stopper claimed that VAR was correct not to award the penalty while his manager backed him for the bizarre challenge . Referee's chief Jon Moss had apologised to Gary O'Neil after the match, while and PGMOL boss Howard Webb admitted to Wolves the foul was a penalty Fans took to Twitter to blast the decision to award a foul against Pickford but not on Onana Douglas Luiz (right) went on to make it 2-0 from the penalty spot after Pickford conceded the foul Mail Sport also reported that referees' chief Howard Webb had contacted Wolves to admit they should have been awarded a penalty for the former Inter Milan goalkeeper's foul. After the match, O'Neil said: 'I don't think the officials are trying to favour one side. I just think it's human nature. If there's a decision you're not sure about, everyone would be impacted by the Old Trafford crowd and the fact it's Manchester United. 'It looked like the keeper nearly took our centre-forward's head off. If you go for the ball and clatter the player that hard, it is a penalty.' Things went from bad to worse for Pickford and Everton in the second half as Leon Bailey and John Duran scored to round off a dominant 4-0 win for Villa. Share or comment on this article: Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford concedes penalty against Aston Villa after Andre Onana was let off scot-free by officials vs Wolves last week for a similar foul... as fans brand the 'inconsistency in the Premier League INSANE' e-mail 10 shares Add comment Comments 22 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. 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