BBC Final Score host tells former Premier League star ‘concentrate on the game’ on live TV
FINAL SCORE host Jason Mohammad had to tell Leon Osman to “concentrate on the game” live on BBC.
Former Everton star Osman featured on the show as a pitchside commentator at the Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest game.
However, Osman had been tuning in to hear Shay Given criticise the decision to award a penalty to Everton during their game against Luton last night.
Jarrad Branthwaite was judged to have been pulled down in the area by Teden Mengi before Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the subsequent penalty in the 1-1 draw.
But speaking on Football Focus before todays 3pm Premier League games began, former Newcastle and Manchester City goalkeeper had called the penalty decision “soft”.
When the broadcast went over to Osman after Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his first goal of the game for Forest, the ex-Toffees man took the chance to call out Given.
He said: “Jason I just wanted to say to Shay it was a definite penalty kick last night for Everton against Luton I heard you just saying that it wasn’t so I just wanted to pull him on that before I go.”
This led to chuckles back in the studio, with host Mohammad then cheekily replying: “Can we get Leon Osman to concentrate on his own game please.”
He added: “[Is there] Anyway we can lose Leon Osman?”
Mohammad then rounded the exchange off by saying: “Fantastic, great stuff you two.”
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Osman played 433 times for Everton, scoring 58 goals and adding 38 assists.
Meanwhile, 48-year-old Given played more than 450 games for Newcastle and won the FA Cup as a goalkeeper at Manchester City.
The Irish goalkeeper also won the Premier League with Blackburn in 1995.
Everton’s result against Luton last night left Luton one point adrift in the relegation zone, while Everton aim to hunt down Crystal Palace who are in 14th in the table.