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I thought the rule was that their attempt to play the ball had to affect an opponent? Given the ball was ahead of Gnabry who couldn't reach it (and was ahead of all of the defenders), which opponent would have been impacted by his attempt? Surely it could only be given for one of these two...

He didn't pull him down. He tried to take the ball and caught Alli's legs. He might even have got a slight touch on the ball but it was certainly a genuine attempt to play it - if he didn't actually get it, he was a whisker away.

Thanks for your reply. Whilst I agree with all of the sentiments expressed above and think that Mike Dean handled it well, I'm still not sure about the practicalities of the situation. Is that the first time that a referee has given a free kick for a foul whilst also booking the player who was...

A question from last night's game. Just before half time there was a bit of what the pundits like to call "handbags" involving Diego Costa and Juan Carlos Paredes. There were two incidents within a few seconds of each other - firstly, Costa threw himself to the floor after minimal/no contact and...

Could the goal have been disallowed due to Wilson's movement after the keeper has thrown the ball in the air but before he's kicked it? If you watch the video, he's standing perfectly still but just as the keeper releases the ball, Wilson moves his left leg in what looks like an attempt to put...