Leicester City 3-0 Newcastle Referee: Mike Dean
Dean had an outstanding match, despite having to deal with many tough situations.
48th Minute: Leicester's Marcin Wasilewski gets pushed in the box by Emmanuel Riviére off a set piece. Dean correctly points to spot and Leicester convert to take a 3-0 lead.
62nd Minute: Newcastle Defender Michael Williamson, already booked in this game, takes down Jamie Vardy well past the touchline and sends him into a camera. Dean gives Williamson the second yellow he deserved for that challenge, although I think a straight red for violent conduct would also have been appropriate in that situation.
91st Minute: Daryl Janmaat of Newcastle, already booked, trips up Vardy in a promising attack. Dean punishes Janmaat for the daft challenge with a second yellow, bringing Newcastle down to 9 men.
Liverpool 2-1 Queens Park Rangers Referee: Martin Atkinson
Many Liverpool fans were concerned about having Atkinson as the referee for this match after his performance in the derby match vs. Manchester United, but their fears were quashed when he performed quite well in this match.
78th Minute: Liverpool get a penalty after Martin Skrtel is pulled from behind in the box by Nedum Onouha, who got a yellow for his foul. Good call there by Atkinson.
82nd Minute: Onouha, who as we know was booked just minutes earlier, trips up Jordan Ibe recklessly. This was a clear second yellow card situation, and Atkinson gets it right by giving Onouha his marching orders.
Sunderland 2-1 Southampton Referee: Mike Jones
Jones had a pretty good match, though I thought one of his calls was a little bit harsh.
20th Minute: Jones points to the spot after Sunderland's Danny Graham is kicked in the head by Jose Fonte going for a ball in the box. It was a clear penalty but Jones probably could have shown Fonte a yellow for his kick.
53rd Minute: Jermain Defoe gets knocked over from behind by James Ward-Prowse in the box. Jones calls a penalty and sends Ward-Prowse off. I agree with the penalty call, but I unfortunately think a red card was too harsh since Defoe had almost lost the ball anyway and sure wasn't going to score. Tough call but still a mistake from Jones.
Aston Villa 3-2 Everton Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Clattenburg had a decent outing, with his most important call being spot on.
58th Minute: Steven Naismith finds himself in the middle of a penalty box clump of Villa defenders and is pulled back while exiting by Ron Vlaar. Clattenburg does well to spot the infringement and points to the spot. Good call by the BPL's top referee.
West Ham United 1-0 Burnley Referee: Jonathan Moss
Moss had a pretty good outing, though he did make one important error.
23rd Minute: Cheikou Kouyate of West Ham gets tripped up by Matt Duff in the box. Moss correctly calls a penalty, but then follows by shockingly sending Duff off. This challenge was borderline yellow and certainly not a red in my opinion. Moss must have thought that Duff's challenge was denying a goal scoring opportunity, but he was wrong if so.
UPDATE: Duff's red card was rescinded by the FA on Thursday May 7.
Swansea City 2-0 Stoke City Referee: Craig Pawson
Pawson, who I think is very underrated as a referee, put in a fine performance in a mid table match.
84th Minute: Marc Wilson, already booked, is forced to trip up Jefferson Montero to stop his attack. It was a tough call because of how borderline it was, but I think Pawson correctly saw that Wilson had stopped a promising attack on the play and therefore was guilty of a yellow. Good decision by Pawson.
Manchester United 0-1 West Bromwich Referee: Anthony Taylor
Taylor recovered well from a tough match last time out to put in a strong performance in this fixture.
72nd Minute: Taylor points to the spot after Saido Berahino handballs a United shot on the edge of the area. It was tough to see whether Berahino's body and feet were in the area or not, but the only his hand matters and it certainly was in the area when it hit the ball. Good eyes by Taylor.
Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace Referee: Kevin Friend
Friend had one tough call in the match, and I think he got it right.
44th Minute: Eden Hazard goes down in the box after a James McArthur challenge. McArthur appears to have nicked the ball, but he went through Hazard to do so. Friend correctly signals a penalty kick for Chelsea, leading to an Eden Hazard goal on a rebound.
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester City Referee: Andre Marriner
Hull City 1-3 Arsenal Referee: Lee Mason
No controversy for Marriner and Mason. Good work by those two and their crews.
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