Everton boss Roberto Martinez criticises Swansea penalty decision

Everton boss Roberto Martinez said referee Michael Oliver should have "applied common sense" rather than award Swansea a penalty in Saturday's Premier League clash.

Martinez's men looked on course for victory at the Liberty Stadium after Aaron Lennon's opener in the first half.

However, Seamus Coleman was penalised for handling the ball in the box and Jonjo Shelvey converted from the spot to earn the hosts a 1-1 draw. 

Coleman had been knocked to the ground by Marvin Emnes before touching the ball with his hand and Martinez - whose team were denied a fourth-straight league win - was disappointed to see his side's hard work undone.

"The penalty was a soft moment to drop two points," Martinez said.

"Seamus is clear that he feels contact, he gets in front of the striker trying to get there and if you don't press the brakes quick enough you are going to get some contact.

"The referee at that point has to make a decision whether it's a free-kick or not, but what clearly happens is that Seamus loses his balance and as he falls to the ground he ends up touching the ball.

"It's very, very harsh of the referee to give the penalty and I think he should have applied some common sense.

"We had two or three actions straight after and it was given as a free-kick and it's disappointing you don't get that consistency.

"It's an unfortunate moment when you have a defender off balance and falling into the 18-yard box and it's a huge punishment for our performance.”

However, Martinez conceded his side should have stepped up their pursuit of a second goal before the penalty was awarded and were perhaps punished for trying to hold on to their one goal advantage.

“It feels like a defeat,” he said.

“We scored a very good goal from open play and the only criticism in the first 25 minutes of the second half was that it was too easy and we did not try to get the second goal.”