Madley came under fire for a very questionable penalty and red card decision against Fabricio Coloccini.
45+1st Minute: Sunderland's Steven Fletcher is running through on goal when Fabricio Coloccini knocks him off the ball with a shoulder-to-shoulder nudge. Madley calls a penalty and sends Coloccini off for Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity, though I wouldn't have even called a foul since the contact was very slight and shoulder-to-shoulder.
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| Madley making the controversial decision |
Moss was the latest referee to draw the ire of Jose Mourinho, though I thought he was pretty good in the match overall.
44th Minute: Chelsea's Nemanja Matic is already booked when he comes in hard on Diafra Sakho to stop a Hammers attack. Moss originally just awards a free kick, but correctly gives Matic a second yellow after conferring with AR Harry Lennard. Moss did well to manage the effects of the decision by correctly showing yellows to two Chelsea players who took part in a mass confrontation after the play, as well as dismissing Jose Mourinho for pursuing the incident into the tunnel at half time.
Arsenal 2-1 Everton Referee: Lee Mason
It was a very quiet match for Mason until chose to send off Gareth Barry with under 30 seconds left.
94th Minute: Kieran Gibbs is running down the wing for Arsenal when his attack is slowed by a clip from an already booked Barry. Mason chooses to give Barry a second yellow and I agree since Mason didn't really have a choice given that the foul stopped a promising attack.
Bournemouth 1-5 Tottenham Referee: Roger East
East had another good performance as he starts to see more action following an illness that kept him out for 6 weeks.
9th Minute: As Harry Kane gets the ball in the box, he is clearly tripped up by Bournemouth keeper Artur Boruc. Easy penalty decision for East, who correctly points to the spot.
Liverpool 1-1 Southampton Referee: Andre Marriner
94th Minute: Southampton goal-scorer Sadio Mane is already booked when he trips up Alberto Moreno as he sprints up the wing. This was a clear stopping a promising attack scenario, and therefore I agree with Marriner's decision to show Mane a second yellow.
Aston Villa 1-2 Swansea Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Leicester City 1-0 Crystal Palace Referee: Mike Dean
Stoke City 0-2 Watford Referee: Martin Atkinson
Norwich City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion Referee: Kevin Friend
Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Swarbrick, Dean, Atkinson, Friend and their crews had quiet games with not much controversy overall. Nothing to go in depth on from these four matches.
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