Stroud is fighting for a promotion next season and things are going well for him so far.
84th Minute: West Ham's James Collins comes in with a hard late challenge from behind on Odion Ighalo. Stroud shows Collins a straight red and I agree due to how unnecessary the foul by Collins was. He seemed to have no intention of getting the ball and every intention of taking down Ighalo.
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Madley was criticized for his shaky derby performance last week, but rebounded well this week with 2 correct penalty decisions.
88th Minute: Man City summer signing Raheem Sterling takes a shot after he wins a loose ball from an out of position Norwich keeper John Ruddy. Norwich's Russell Martin has no choice but to stop the ball from going into the net with his arm. Madley sees the infraction and correctly calls a penalty and sends Martin off.
96th Minute: Sterling is again on the ball when he is hacked down in the box by Robbie Brady. The contact was clear and left Madley with no choice but to point to the spot.
West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Leicester City Referee: Anthony Taylor
Taylor called one penalty in this match, but I unfortunately have to disagree with his decision.
83rd Minute: Leicester's Nathan Dyer appears to make a clean challenge on Callum McManaman in the box, but Taylor deems that Dyer made contact with McManaman and whistles for a penalty kick. When I see the play on replay, I just don't see how there was enough contact to warrant a penalty.
Southampton 2-0 Bournemouth Referee: Craig Pawson
Pawson had one big call to make in this South Coast Derby, and I think he got it right.
78th Minute: Southampton's Victor Wanyama is already on a yellow when he hacks down Lee Tomlin near the box. Pawson sees the foul shows Wanyama a second yellow, which makes sense given the positioning of the foul as well as the rough nature of it.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United Referee: Mike Jones
Newcastle 0-0 Stoke City Referee: Roger East
Swansea City 0-3 Arsenal Referee: Kevin Friend
Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Everton 6-2 Sunderland Referee: Andre Marriner
Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa Referee: Mike Dean
These six all had quiet games with not much controversy. Nice work by them and their crews.
James Collins deserved a red card because he tackled Odion Ighalo from behind late and hard which is serious foul play and endangering the safety of an opponent.
ReplyDeleteRussle martin deserved his marching orders for blocking Raheem Sterling's shot from going in the net with his arm.
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