Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher is again to evaluate the controversial moments from the weekend’s motion.
Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal
INCIDENT: Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber catches Tottenham’s Pedro Porro with a late deal with and advances into the field, unaware the whistle has been blown.
DERMOT SAYS: “It was not a pleasant deal with. He makes use of the ball and goes excessive of it, however as a result of he steps on the ball, he would not achieve any depth and hasn’t bought the momentum, that is why it is a yellow card. It is not one the place he is gone flying by the air with a number of drive.
“It is much more balanced this 12 months. The referees have let extra go. The handball regulation is significantly better and readily accepted, there’s extra bodily contact allowed within the recreation this 12 months. After 4 rounds, we have seen a marked distinction in the way in which the referees apply the legal guidelines.”
SUE SMITH SAYS: “That is the place I believe Liverpool followers would look again on the Curtis Jones one and ask why he was despatched off as a result of it was comparable in that he went over the ball. I do not assume it is a pink, it is the way in which he is attempting to go over the ball to attempt to convey it again. I’ve spoken to folks and realised it is the way in which folks play.”
INCIDENT: Tottenham’s Guglielmo Vicario approaches Timber after he runs the ball out of play, with the defender showing to seize the goalkeeper’s shirt, sparking a melee within the penalty space.
DERMOT SAYS: “You want your colleagues to be aware of what’s going on. The referee goes after Timber and he needs to ensure he will get the correct participant who dedicated the deal with, that is why he goes in direction of him as he would not wish to lose sight of him.
“When you go in direction of that incident, you shut your peripheral imaginative and prescient, so that you miss issues, you want your colleagues to be aware and also you want your colleagues to mop up – and by mop up, I imply ensure that there hasn’t been an act of violent conduct as a result of they cannot give yellow playing cards, they’ll solely give reds.”
Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea
INCIDENT: Referee Anthony Taylor arms out 14 yellow playing cards, aiding a brand new Premier League report of 65 bookings in a single weekend.
DERMOT SAYS: “He set his stall out early and so he is compelled to proceed, which he did. The primary yellow was for delaying restart so he was hamstrung then. As soon as he began reserving gamers for fouls, he needed to hold going.”
INCIDENT: Taylor awarded Bournemouth a penalty after Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez introduced down Evanilson within the field.
DERMOT SAYS: “It is a particular penalty. You need to choose whether or not the ‘keeper makes a real try to the ball – he does go in direction of the ball.
“The ball goes broad, it is by no means going into the purpose [so no red]. The keeper would not do loads improper aside from blocking him off however you have to give the penalty.”
INCIDENT: Taylor would not present Lewis Cook dinner a second yellow card for a problem on Cole Palmer.
DERMOT SAYS: “I might be astonished if I bought despatched off for that. I do not assume it is a yellow card offence. The subsequent card would not essentially imply it is a second yellow, the problem must be worthy of a second yellow.”
Fulham 1-1 West Ham
INCIDENT: Fulham’s Adama Traore was introduced down within the field by West Ham defender Max Kilman however no penalty was awarded.
DERMOT SAYS: “Referees have let a bit of bit extra go this season – there’s bodily contact however is there sufficient to offer a penalty? The referee felt no and I believe that falls in step with how they’ve adopted this season.”
STEPHEN WARNOCK SAYS: “I believe it is a penalty. As quickly as you get that arm on the shoulder you’ve got each proper to go down within the field. Kilman pushes throughout him and pushes him off steadiness, I believe it is a penalty.”
Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester
INCIDENT: Crystal Palace’s Jean-Phillippe Mateta had his purpose initially flagged offside, however after a VAR evaluate the purpose was given.
DERMOT SAYS: “VAR felt he was simply saved onside. The one authority we have got is the expertise till semi-automated comes.
“The road says he is simply onside, that is all we are able to go on. Each workforce performs to the identical expertise, if it says onside it is onside if it says off it is off. Of their view it is factual.”
STEPHEN WARNOCK SAYS: “I perceive Steve Cooper’s frustration however I do not assume you have bought a lot of an argument with that second angle.”
Southampton 0-3 Man Utd
INCIDENT: Referee Stuart Attwell awarded Southampton a penalty after United’s Diogo Dalot introduced down Tyler Dibling.
DERMOT SAYS: “It is a particular foul. If you happen to slide like that, you have to get the ball and he would not get the ball. I believe it is simply contained in the field. It is a good determination by the referee.”
INCIDENT: Saints captain Jack Stephens is proven a straight pink for a problem on Alejandro Garnacho, the place he caught the United ahead on the knee with a excessive problem.
DERMOT SAYS: “I do not thoughts a ref taking time. I watched it dwell and thought it was yellow, watched the replay and thought the referee was completely proper. Credit score to the referee.”