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Michael Owen believes England were unfortunate to concede a penalty in their 1-0 defeat against Hungary on Saturday.
After a largely uneventful opening hour, the game came to life when substitute Reece James was adjudged to have fouled Zsolt Nagy inside the area, having under-hit his back-pass to Jordan Pickford.
Dominik Szoboszlai stepped up to score from the spot, but Owen has claimed that the penalty should not have been given in the first place.
Hungary were awarded a penalty after Reece James was adjudged to have fouled Zsolt Nagy
Michael Owen does not think the penalty should have been given against James
Jordan Nobbs agreed that the penalty was wrongly awarded by the referee
'I think it was harsh,' Owen told Channel 4 as he reflected on the decision that led to England suffering a rare loss.
'I still think he’s (James) a little bit at fault, I don’t think he needs to
