Premier League 2021-22

[JoG2]

Ref getting the blame from players and supporters, he did nothing wrong

Blame lies squarely at the feet of Gabriel

[David McKeown]

Ref getting the blame from players and supporters, he did nothing wrong

I think the problem once again lies with VAR.

BT sport are repeating the conversations between ref and Var official.

First half Arsenal denied a stonewall penalty when keeper catches the player before the ball. VAR says penalty but not clear and obvious mistake so tells ref they are not asking him to look at it.

Second half 50/50 penalty where Da Silva going down before/as Xhaka grabs his shirt. Ref clearly sees the dive and tells him to get up. VAR tells ref he's missed a clear and obvious shirt pull and tells him to award the penalty.

So VAR has re reffed an incident when the ref has seen the incident and decided no penalty but refused to interfere when the ref has missed a stone wall penalty at other end.

All that said I thought last twenty minutes he booked Arsenal players much easier than City players

[Milltown Row2]

Ref getting the blame from players and supporters, he did nothing wrong

I think the problem once again lies with VAR.

BT sport are repeating the conversations between ref and Var official.

First half Arsenal denied a stonewall penalty when keeper catches the player before the ball. VAR says penalty but not clear and obvious mistake so tells ref they are not asking him to look at it.

Second half 50/50 penalty where Da Silva going down before/as Xhaka grabs his shirt. Ref clearly sees the dive and tells him to get up. VAR tells ref he's missed a clear and obvious shirt pull and tells him to award the penalty.

So VAR has re reffed an incident when the ref has seen the incident and decided no penalty but refused to interfere when the ref has missed a stone wall penalty at other end.

All that said I thought last twenty minutes he booked Arsenal players much easier than City players

When they are constantly mouthing at the ref it'll be easier to give 50/50 calls against, the sending off for the two yellows was the easiest calls.

[Milltown Row2]

Pep "WE NEED 5 SUBS!"
- 80 mins, hasn't made one yet!

Tuchel "ONE MORE CASE IN MIDFIELD AND WE ARE SCREWED!"
- Kante, Barkley, Havertz and Saul on the bench!

Klopp "XMAS SCHEDULE NEEDS CHANGING!"
- Beaten by a team who played 48 hours before, when they had no fixture!

[David McKeown]

Ref getting the blame from players and supporters, he did nothing wrong

I think the problem once again lies with VAR.

BT sport are repeating the conversations between ref and Var official.

First half Arsenal denied a stonewall penalty when keeper catches the player before the ball. VAR says penalty but not clear and obvious mistake so tells ref they are not asking him to look at it.

Second half 50/50 penalty where Da Silva going down before/as Xhaka grabs his shirt. Ref clearly sees the dive and tells him to get up. VAR tells ref he's missed a clear and obvious shirt pull and tells him to award the penalty.

So VAR has re reffed an incident when the ref has seen the incident and decided no penalty but refused to interfere when the ref has missed a stone wall penalty at other end.

All that said I thought last twenty minutes he booked Arsenal players much easier than City players

When they are constantly mouthing at the ref it'll be easier to give 50/50 calls against, the sending off for the two yellows was the easiest calls.

Agreed thats human nature although professional referees are supposed to be above that

[Capt Pat]

City enjoyed the rub of the green in that game but I just can't see them being caught when at least one of their rivals will be losing ground tomorrow.

[RedHand88]

Leicester players at the darts a few days after crying off their Everton game because of covid. The league is a shambles this year.

[Hoof Hearted]

Leicester players at the darts a few days after crying off their liverpool game because of covid. The league is a shambles this year.

Sure they best Liverpool

[RedHand88]

Leicester players at the darts a few days after crying off their liverpool game because of covid. The league is a shambles this year.

Sure they best Liverpool

*Everton!

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Big difference RedHand. Huge difference. Never make that mistake again 😉😃

Lukaku dropped for today. Tuchel takin no guff. Not confident with no Klopp and other covid cases but Chelsea strugglin atm also

[Milltown Row2]

This is do or die game, Chelsea have been piss poor lately. If this game was at Anfield then Liverpool would be handy winners, hard one to call in fairness. 1-1 prediction

[RedHand88]

Big difference RedHand. Huge difference. Never make that mistake again 😉😃

Lukaku dropped for today. Tuchel takin no guff. Not confident with no Klopp and other covid cases but Chelsea strugglin atm also

A week of beer and chocolate does strange things to the mind. Never again!

[manfromdelmonte]

Benitez needs to go.
6 points from 36 for Everton

[hoynevalley]

Game over. Clash finish from Salah. Mane should have got the line like Harry Kane should have weeks ago.
Great to see young Kelliher a keeping clean sheet. Chelsea without big Roman having nothing up top.

[Milltown Row2]

Game over. Clash finish from Salah. Mane should have got the line like Harry Kane should have weeks ago.
Great to see young Kelliher a keeping clean sheet. Chelsea without big Roman having nothing up top.

Clean sheet?