Untold Ref Review: Liverpool 3 – 0 Everton

Today’s referee is Phil Dowd – We have just seen him at the Emirates but how did he do this game?

MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Phil Dowd (2012-03-13)
Period 1
Min	Type	Foul from	On	C/NC	Comment	Weight
1	OTHER	Kelly	Anichebe	N/C	“Push in back, blatant but Dowd misses it”	1
4	OTHER	Distin	Suarez	C		1
5	OTHER	Baines	Kelly	N/C	“Baines turned his back and jumped into Kelly, he made no attempt to [play the ball”	1
10	YELLOW	Carragher	Anichebe	N/C	“The ball had run out of play, Carragher was seeing it out, and just nudged Anichebe into the hoardings, Carragher knew he got away with one, Anichebe who went head over heels, could have been seriously injured.”	2
17	OFFSIDE	Downing		C	Assumed correct	1
27	OFFSIDE	Suarez		C		1
32	OTHER	Coleman	Enrique	N/C	“After loosing the ball, he trips Enrique, then gets up to chase a loose ball, Everton create a chance.”	1
33	GOAL	Gerrard		C	Class act with left foot	3
35	OTHER	Kelly	Anichebe	C		1
39	OFFSIDE	Carroll		C	Assumed correct	1
43	OTHER	Gerrard	Pienaar	C		1
Period 2
Min	Type	Foul from	On	C/NC	Comment	Weight
45	OTHER	Henderson	Baines	C		1
46	OTHER	Suarez		N/C	“He falls over trying to win a free kick, at least a warning please Ref?”	1
50	GOAL	Gerrard		C	The only class act on show	3
51	OTHER	Coleman		C	handball assumed correct	1
55	OTHER	Pienaar	Henderson	C		1
60	OTHER	Hibbert	Carroll	C		1
63	OFFSIDE	Felliani		N/C	He was in line	1
64	OTHER	Distin	Carroll	C		1
65	YELLOW	Suarez		N/C	“Once again a blatant dive, he should have been cautioned for simulation”	2
72	OTHER	Felliani	Suarez	C		1
74	OFFSIDE	Jelavic		C	Assumed correct	1
77	OTHER	Baines	Suarez	C		1
77	YELLOW	Baines		C	“Good shout from the ref, but once again Suarez made a meal of it”	2
80	OTHER			C	“Ref stops the game as Gerrard and Pienaar collide in air, Gerrard was simply stronger but Ref was right to stop as Pienaar was injured”	0
82	OTHER	Everton	Carroll	N/C	“I could not see a foul, I looked and looked but Carroll just looks clumsy with the ball at his feet and he fell over, even KD was laughing”	1
83	OTHER			C	Ref plays a good advantage after a foul by Drenthe	1
84	YELLOW	Drenthe		C	Good Reffing well done sir!	2
86	OTHER	Spearing	Drenthe	C		1
88	OTHER	Felliani		N/C	“Handball, it was kicked at him from 1 yard, 1 yard! How is he supposed to move out of the way, come on Ref!”	1
89	OTHER	Pienaar	Carroll	C	Assumed correct	1
90	YELLOW	Enrique		C	Nonesense on the touchline	4
90	YELLOW	Hibbert		C	Same nonesense	2
93	GOAL	Gerrard		C		1

The statistics show that Dowd had a good game and I have to agree, he handled the game well allowing it to flow, helped by two teams who appear to have forgotten it was a Merseyside Derby, well for the first half at least. It did though spice up a little in the second half.

COMPETENCY SUMMARY – Phil Dowd (2012-03-13)
Period 1	Called	Total	Correct %
GOAL	1	1	100.00
OFFSIDE	3	3	100.00
OTHER	3	6	50.00
YELLOW	0	1	0.00
TOTAL	7	11	63.64
WEIGHTED	9	14	64.29
Period 2	Called	Total	Correct %
GOAL	2	2	100.00
OFFSIDE	1	2	50.00
OTHER	11	14	78.57
YELLOW	4	5	80.00
TOTAL	18	23	78.26
WEIGHTED	26	32	81.25
Totals	Called	Total	Correct %
GOAL	3	3	100.00
OFFSIDE	4	5	80.00
OTHER	14	20	70.00
YELLOW	4	6	66.67
TOTAL	25	34	73.53
WEIGHTED	35	46	76.09

Was he friendly for one of the teams?

BIAS SUMMARY – Phil Dowd (2012-03-13)
Period 1	Liverpool	%	Everton	%	Total
Correct For	2	28.57	5	71.43	7
Correct For Weighted	4	44.44	5	55.56	9
Incorrect Against	2	50.00	2	50.00	4
Incorrect Against Weighted	2	40.00	3	60.00	5
Fouls Commited	3	50.00	3	50.00	6
Fouls Penalised	2	66.67	1	33.33	3
Period 2	Liverpool	%	Everton	%	Total
Correct For	14	77.78	4	22.22	18
Correct For Weighted	19	76.00	6	24.00	25
Incorrect Against	0	0.00	5	100.00	5
Incorrect Against Weighted	0	0.00	6	100.00	6
Fouls Commited	2	22.22	7	77.78	9
Fouls Penalised	2	100.00	7	100.00	9
Totals	Liverpool	%	Everton	%	Total
Correct For	16	64.00	9	36.00	25
Correct For Weighted	23	67.65	11	32.35	34
Incorrect Against	2	22.22	7	77.78	9
Incorrect Against Weighted	2	18.18	9	81.82	11
Fouls Commited	5	33.33	10	66.67	15
Fouls Penalised	4	80.00	8	80.00	12

Main disappointment was not booking Suarez for persistent simulation; he did at least 3 swan dives although one was a foul by Baines, but not poleaxed the way Suarez suggested with his fall. The other was the failure to caution Carragher for pushing Anichebe into the hoardings in the first half. A clever nudge with his shoulder, the ball was already out of play, Anichebe was hurt and it was unnecessary. I have done many Liverpool reviews this season and when playing, JC is the player who gets away with most.

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