Welcome to the Premier League Review, where I give you my take on all the crucial calls from this week's premier league matches. Thanks for reading!
Leicester City 0-0 Hull City Referee: Jonathan Moss
Moss had an important game in the relegation battle and he handled it well.
72nd Minute: Hull's Tom Huddlestone, already on a yellow, barges into Jamie Vardy on the left wing. It was an obvious foul on a promising attack, so I think Moss got it right when he issued Huddlestone a second yellow.
Arsenal 3-0 West Ham Referee: Chris Foy
Nothing to talk about in this game except Foy's injury. Foy was replaced by 4th Official Anthony Taylor in the 60th minute after he suffered an apparent calf injury. This was very reminiscent of Phil Dowd's early departure a week ago, and it is interesting to note that Foy and Dowd are the Premier League's two oldest referees. We wish Foy a speedy recovery!
Sunderland 0-4 Aston Villa Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Easy game for Swarbrick, as the scoreline got out of hand quickly, sucking the energy out of the game.
33rd Minute: Sunderland want a penalty after a Jermaine Defoe shot bounces first off the leg of Ciaran Clark and then onto the Villa defender's arm. It would have been an extremely harsh call from Swarbrick since the defender had no time to react, so I agree with the call.
Burnley 1-0 Manchester City Referee: Andre Marriner
After drawing Brendan Rogers' anger last week for not calling 4 potential PKs, Marriner again controversially chose not to award a critical penalty.
93rd Minute: City's Pablo Zabaleta gets his legs taken out from under him in the box by Ben Mee, but Marriner refuses to award City a penalty. It is an easy penalty for me, since Mee got no ball in the tackle, but Marriner had other ideas.
Chelsea 1-1 Southampton Referee: Mike Dean
Dean was exceptional in this game, getting two key penalty decisions right.
18th Minute: Chelsea Midfielder Nimanja Matic goes in a little too strong on Saido Mane in the box. Excellent decision by Dean to point to the spot.
23rd Minute: Chelsea want a PK of their own after Branislav Ivanovic gets his heel stepped on in the box by a Southampton defender. The contact was poorly timed, but incidental. Good call by Dean to play on.
Everton 3-0 Newcastle Referee: Martin Atkinson
Atkinson shook off recent struggles to have a good week. In fact, he gets my vote for Premier League Referee of the Week.
3rd Minute: Newcastle want a penalty after the ball hits the tucked in hand of an Everton Defender. Good call by Atkinson to signal play on, since there was nothing more the defender could have done to avoid it hitting his hand.
55th Minute: Everton get a penalty kick after a clumsy challenge by Yoan Gouffran on Aaron Lennon just inside the box. Gouffran gets more leg than ball, so I support Atkinson's decision.
59th Minute: Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini goes in on Lennon far after the ball had gone. I absolutely agree with the red card Atkinson showed.
Crystal Palace 3-1 QPR Referee: Lee Mason
West Brom 1-0 Stoke Referee: Kevin Friend
Man United 3-0 Spurs Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Swansea 0-1 Liverpool Referee: Roger East
Not much to say from any of these fixtures. Good work by the officiating crews.
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