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Taylor refereed Preston’s 3-2 win over Coventry in the Championship on Saturday
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Anthony Taylor will return to the Premier League to referee Sunday\u2019s game between Chelsea and Manchester City after his demotion to the Championship.<\/p>\n

The referee was demoted after giving\u00a0Newcastle a controversial penalty in their 2-2 draw with Wolves\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n

Taylor deemed Hwang Hee-chan to have fouled Fabian Schar but replays of the incident showed little contact.<\/p>\n

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PGMOL, the governing body for referees, said the decision was incorrect and VAR should have overturned the call.<\/p>\n

Jarred Gillett was the video assistant referee, but he did not advise Taylor to review the incident on the pitchside monitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a terrible on-field decision and I thought it was unbelievably surprising that it wasn\u2019t overturned,\u201d said Wolves boss Gary O\u2019Neil after the game.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Taylor refereed Preston North End\u2019s 3-2 win over Coventry City \u2013 the first time he had refereed in the second tier since 2019 \u2013 and was involved in another controversial penalty decision.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old ruled that Kyle McFadzean had brought down Milutin Osmajic in the area, but replays showed the Coventry captain had made minimal contact.<\/p>\n

Speaking after 2-2 draw with Newcastle, O\u2019Neill said: \u201cI feel like I waste my time speaking [to the officials] so I will stop speaking to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil they improve the level of what they produce, I have no time for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolves\u2019 sporting director Matt Hobbs was\u00a0charged with misconduct\u00a0by the Football Association for using \u201cimproper and\/or abusive and\/or insulting\u201d language towards an official following the game.<\/p>\n

Chelsea, who are 10th in the Premier League, host leaders City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (16:30 GMT).<\/p>\n

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