Ref Watch: Dermot Gallagher assesses Premier League incidents at Tottenham, Bournemouth and Fulham | Soccer Information

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 sort out and advances into the field, unaware the whistle has been blown.

DERMOT SAYS: “It was not a pleasant sort out. 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 acquired the momentum, that is why it is a yellow card. It isn’t one the place he is gone flying by means of the air with a number of pressure.

“It’s a lot more balanced this year. The referees have let more go. The handball law is much better and readily accepted, there’s more physical contact allowed in the game this year. After four rounds, we’ve seen a marked difference in the way the referees apply the laws.”

SUE SMITH SAYS: “This is where I think Liverpool fans would look back at the Curtis Jones one and ask why he was sent off because it was similar in that he went over the ball. I don’t think it’s a red, it’s the way he’s trying to go over the ball to try and bring it back. I’ve spoken to people and realised it’s the way people 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 conscious of what’s going on. The referee goes after Timber and he desires to ensure he will get the correct participant who dedicated the sort out, that is why he goes in the direction of him as he would not need to lose sight of him.

“Once you go towards that incident, you close your peripheral vision, so you miss things, you need your colleagues to be mindful and you need your colleagues to mop up – and by mop up, I mean make sure there hasn’t been an act of violent conduct because they can’t give yellow cards, they can only give reds.”

Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea

INCIDENT: Referee Anthony Taylor fingers 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’s forced to continue, which he did. The first yellow was for delaying restart so he was hamstrung then. Once he started booking players for fouls, he had to keep going.”

INCIDENT: Taylor awarded Bournemouth a penalty after Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez introduced down Evanilson within the field.

DERMOT SAYS: “It’s a definite penalty. You have to judge whether the ‘keeper makes a genuine attempt to the ball – he does go towards the ball.

“The ball goes large, it is by no means going into the aim [so no red]. The keeper would not do rather a lot fallacious other than blocking him off however you have to give the penalty.”

INCIDENT: Taylor doesn’t show Lewis Cook a second yellow card for a challenge on Cole Palmer.

DERMOT SAYS: “I would be astonished if I acquired despatched off for that. I do not assume it is a yellow card offence. The following 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 little bit more go this season – there’s physical contact but is there enough to give a penalty? The referee felt no and I think that falls in line with how they’ve adopted this season.”

STEPHEN WARNOCK SAYS: “I think it’s a penalty. As soon as you get that arm on the shoulder you have every right to go down in the box. Kilman pushes across him and pushes him off balance, I think it’s a penalty.”

Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester

INCIDENT: Crystal Palace’s Jean-Phillippe Mateta had his aim initially flagged offside, however after a VAR overview the aim was given.

DERMOT SAYS: “VAR felt he was just kept onside. The only authority we’ve got is the technology until semi-automated comes.

“The road says he is simply onside, that is all we will go on. Each group performs to the identical know-how, if it says onside it is onside if it says off it is off. Of their view it is factual.”

STEPHEN WARNOCK SAYS: “I understand Steve Cooper’s frustration but I don’t think you’ve got much 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’s a definite foul. If you slide like that, you’ve got to get the ball and he doesn’t get the ball. I think it’s just inside the box. It’s a good decision by the referee.”

INCIDENT: Saints captain Jack Stephens is proven a straight purple for a problem on Alejandro Garnacho, the place he caught the United ahead on the knee with a excessive problem.

DERMOT SAYS: “I don’t mind a ref taking time. I watched it live and thought it was yellow, watched the replay and thought the referee was absolutely right. Credit to the referee.”