Celtic-daft pundit doubles down on VAR call, calls out media 'scientists'

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Former striker and pundit Chris Sutton has doubled down on Celtic's contentious penalty last Wednesday against Motherwell.

In the dying embers of the match at Fir Park, Sam Nicholson was penalised for handling the ball when going for a header, a decision which has been widely debated in recent days.

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Now, following Celtic's Scottish Premiership win on the final day, Sutton has reiterated his stance on the incident in North Lanarkshire.

"The bottom line is, it was a handball. The position of the arm, where it was, it hit his hand," he said on Football Daily.

"People are saying it couldn't have hit his hand, because the ball travelled 30 yards. I mean, who are these people? Are they scientists? They are not!

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"I understand the anger there was on Wednesday night. I absolutely understand. People are saying it's not a handball, you can argue about whether his arm was pushed up or whatever, but it was a handball.

"So, you know, that's it."