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How is it any different to a foot race and the attacker nudges it in front and the defender wins the ball when sliding in? Saliba makes contact with the ball first, then they have a clash of heads. Still think it should have gone to the monitor as the clear and obvious error was there. Had he...

Saliba wins the ball. Yes it hit the top of his head, but he wins it. VAR should have recommended a review and shown that angle to AT. Bare in mind today, a Spurs players deliberately left in a shoulder on Gordon (probably broke his nose) nothing given...

Not entirely sure where else he was supposed to put his feet? His left ankle gets taken out as well. Also, why would he want to intentionally hurt him? There was no 'beef' or argy-bargy going on between the pair of them.

It seemed that united were after Maddison, maybe to disrupt the play. Bruno slipping, he could have just pulled out of the tackle. He didn't. He wanted to make contact to stop Maddison He hit him high. It's his own fault. Can't really complain. Stupid decision to make contact like that.

This is a classic Harry Kane/Mo Salah special. Initiated the contacted and went down with the theatrical dive. Ederson should have known better for the quality keeper he is.

I am a teacher. We are told how to consistently use the behaviour policy because it's fair and students (and parents) respond well to consistency. Refereeing has the same level of authority and players expect consistency. I could open a can of worms and say comments on here that talk about...

Not really. Either you clamp down on it all or you don't. The fact Oliver points to where he wants it and Doku kicks it elsewhere is even more of a reason it should be a caution. There have been plenty of other incidents from other games which have gone unpunished which could be deemed as much...

I do like how on here with some players intention is known and with others it's not possibly allowed to be taken into account. Also on this occasion, the free kick location is key for it not being a caution, but for Rice, it didn't matter. I would get a still as he kicked it totally in the...

Have to disagree. Oliver clearly pointed to where it should be taken from and he has kicked it away from the two arsenal players and away from the area it should have been taken from. It's not even close to where the foul too place. Arsenal players were ready to take the free kick. Trossard was...

Would really like to hear the communication between the team for Doku kicking the ball away Vs Trossard. Back to my love for consistency. Yet again, zero consistency in the same game, by the same ref/team and that's when fans, players and managers are getting frustrated. This then leads to the...

So because the Palace player is lucky enough to move his ankle out of the way from being snapped, the LotG are null and void? Back to my consistency point. The ref on VAR had 'no choice' to follow the rules of the game to a point one week as a ref, but on VAR he didn't the next week...

I'm using the word consistency in the context of following the rules of the game to the letter of the law. This is what I would call an example of refereeing by outcome. The offence is a clear red. How you can justify leaping into the air and 2 foot someone as legal is baffling. The outcome...

It's a clear textbook red. Remember, the same ref had 'no choice' to send Rice off for kicking a rolling ball 10cm, but had a choice not to send off a leg breaking challenge that the palace player was just fortunate about. Looking forward to the VAR mic recordings for this one. And this is...

So it's ok for the referee to follow the rules for Rice to nudge the ball.... HOWEVER, the rules surrounding the position of the free kick and the moving ball, refs are ok to turn a blind eye to? I find this all very contradictory. It should follow the sequence of events and apply accordingly...

An official at their level should have been on top of this immediately after seeing the way the Brighton player got up the way he did and throw the ball towards Rice. Either to de escalate the Brighton player trying to cause an issue (which he ultimately did) Or to move the ball back 8 yards...

Wrong. He has walked a fair distance from the original foul. The ball is then kicked at him. How can he move away from the ball if it's been kicked at him? So 2 issues. 1) Restart is not from the place the foul occurred. 2) ball is clearly rolling because it was kicked at him

Exactly this. Rice hasn't delayed the restart of play because the Brighton player has kicked the ball at Rice and it's still moving.

Choke slam and strangulation on Havertz last week. Clotheslining keepers this week. Welcome to the Premier League version of WWE

I think if you look at the ref's body language he knew he was in a pickle as he was gesturing 'why?'. He then made it clear to the crowd by stopping the watch. You don't expect it, but two silly things Saka did and could have been cautioned. He went onto the pitch and the straight down to get...

Saka was on a yellow. Went flying down the hill. Physio did his magic and Saka could walk again. Saka entered the field of play and then went down for treatment. He should have received a second caution and have been sent off for entering the field of play without permission no? You could also...