Taylor had two big calls to make in this match and both involved potential fouls by goalkeepers.
45th Minute: Diafra Sakho of West Ham is inside the Leicester box and nearing goal when he is clotheslined by Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel. Taylor shockingly doesn't award West Ham a penalty which Hammers supporters will argue should also have been a red. Without a doubt it was a penalty, but I think that there were enough Leicester defenders in the area for Schmeichel to only see yellow. Regardless, it was a mistake by Taylor to not call the penalty.
91st Minute: West Ham keeper Adrian has moved forward into the Leicester box as West Ham desperately try to find an equalizer. The ball ends up bouncing behind Adrian and as he tries to kick it back over his head he accidentally kicks Jamie Vardy in the stomach. Taylor sends Adrian off, but I think that Adrian was naturally playing the ball when the unfortunate kick happened. That's a yellow in my book because of the complete lack of intent.
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| West Ham players remonstrate after the Adrian red card |
Pawson had two big calls to make, and both went against a frustrated Bournemouth.
5th Minute: Tommy Elphick appears to put Bournemouth up 1-0 with a header goal but Pawson signals a foul. When I look at the replays, Elphick clearly pushes off of Dejan Lovren to get a better chance at the header. Good call by Pawson.
26th Minute: Liverpool's Christian Benteke scores the first goal of the game, but in my opinion the goal shouldn't have stood. Benteke himself was not offsides but teammate Philippe Coutinho, who made a play at the ball, was significantly offsides. Based on the new offsides rule, the goal shouldn't have stood since making an attempt at the ball qualifies as an offsides as much as touching it. Big mistake by AR Harry Lennard to not raise the flag.
Tottenham 2-2 Stoke City Referee: Robert Madley
Madley only had one big call to make in this match, but he got it absolutely correct.
78th Minute: Tottenham Defender Toby Alderweireld pulls back on the shoulder of Stoke's Joselu in the box. Easy penalty call for Madley, who correctly points to the spot.
Swansea City 2-0 Newcastle Referee: Mike Jones
Jones, who seems to have a habit of showing red cards, was spot on with his first red of the season.
41st Minute: Daryl Janmaat of Newcastle is already on a yellow when he pulls back Jefferson Montero on a Swansea counter. This is a simple call for jones who correctly gives Janmaat a second yellow for stopping a promising attack.
Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea Referee: Martin Atkinson
Atkinson had one big yellow or red decision in this match, and I agree with his decision.
45+1st Minute: City's Fernandinho appears to elbow Chelsea striker Diego Costa as they go up for a high ball. Atkinson shows a yellow and not a red and I agree due to the fact that Fernandinho had no intent to elbow Costa. That was a great decision by Atkinson in my book.
Southampton 0-3 Everton Referee: Michael Oliver
Watford 0-0 West Bromwich Albion Referee: Paul Tierney
Sunderland 1-3 Norwich City Referee: Kevin Friend
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United Referee: Mike Dean
Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Referee: Lee Mason
These five referees had quiet matches with very little controversy. Nice work by them and their crews.
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