Referee Appointments and Results Matchweek 06 – with video evidence

By the Referee team

1: Details of the Match Officials and Assistants

Manchester United vs. Leicester City [4-1] Referee – Mike Dean 1st Assistant Referee – Simon Long 2nd Assistant Referee – Ian Hussin Fourth Official – Lee Mason	Swansea City vs. Manchester City [1-3] Referee – Neil Swarbrick 1st Assistant Referee – Scott Ledger 2nd Assistant Referee – Derek Eaton Fourth Official – Andy Woolmer
Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace [2-3] Referee – Anthony Taylor 1st Assistant Referee – Peter Kirkup 2nd Assistant Referee – Marc Perry Fourth Official – Darren Bond	Stoke City vs. West Bromwich Albion [1-1] Referee – Martin Atkinson 1st Assistant Referee – Stephen Child 2nd Assistant Referee – Adam Nunn Fourth Official – Roger East
Middlesbrough vs. Tottenham [1-2] Referee – Graham Scott 1st Assistant Referee – Richard West 2nd Assistant Referee – David Bryan Fourth Official – Mike Jones	Liverpool vs. Hull City [5-1] Referee – Andre Marriner 1st Assistant Referee – Simon Beck 2nd Assistant Referee – Andy Garratt Fourth Official – Stuart Attwell
Bournemouth vs. Everton [1-0] Referee – Robert Madley 1st Assistant Referee – Mick McDonough 2nd Assistant Referee – Harry Lennard Fourth Official – Jon Moss	Arsenal vs. Chelsea [3-0] Referee – Michael Oliver 1st Assistant Referee – Gary Beswick 2nd Assistant Referee – Stuart Burt Fourth Official – Craig Pawson
West Ham United vs. Southampton [0-3] Referee – Jon Moss 1st Assistant Referee – Andy Halliday 2nd Assistant Referee – Edward Smart Fourth Official – Craig Pawson	Burnley vs. Watford [2-0] Referee – Mike Jones 1st Assistant Referee – Mark Scholes 2nd Assistant Referee – Darren Cann Fourth Official – Kevin Friend

2: Matchweek 6 Summary

This week there were 11 wrong Important Decisions (second yellow cards, red cards, penalties and Goals).  This is the lowest of any week so far this season.  It is also comforting to note that the number of correct decisions at 16 is significantly higher.

Referees of the week with no wrong Important Decisions for the first time this season there are 4 referees in this category, Michael Oliver, Mike Dean, Mike Jones and Neil Swarbrick  Of these, the prize this week goes to Mr Swarbrick who also got three Important Decisions right.

Andre Marriner got 4 decisions correct but also failed to send off Huddlestone for an exceptionally high and dangerous foot and so cannot be considered for referee of the week – nevertheless well done to him for the correct calls he made.

Worst Referee of the week with 3 wrong decisions is Andre Marriner

3: Games where the referee arguably affected the outcome of the game

Stoke City v West Brom – game finished 1 – 1 but we feel that it should have been a win for Stoke as first Chadli in Min 37 and later Yacob should have been sent off giving Stoke a numerical advantage for the majority of the game which they should have been able to exploit.

4: Lucky players who should have been sent off but weren’t

• Straight red cards (should be missing the next three games) – Huddlestone (Hull),  Surman (Bournemouth), Williams (Everton), Alli (Spurs), Chadli (West Brom)
• Second Yellow Card Cards (should be missing the next game) – Yacob (West Brom)

Villain of the week – There are three contenders Alli for a stamp on the Middlesbrough No 17, Chadli for the highest foot you are likely to see this year and Surman for his wild two footed lunge.  For me this is the most likely of the three to have caused serious injury and Mr Surman is therefore elected as villain of the week

5: List of Major Errors on Match Day #06 (with links to video clips)

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5.1. No Red Card Against Huddlestone (Min 7) – Huddlestone went in with a high foot and made contact with the studs. [Ref – Andre Marriner] Liverpool vs Hull Huddlestone Red

5.2. No Penalty For West Ham (Min 16) – Cedric fouled Zaza by kicking the heel and then charging into him. [Ref – Jon Moss] West Ham vs Saints Zaza Penalty , West Ham vs Saints Zaza Penalty002

5.3. No Penalty For West Ham (Min 72) – Bertrand threw himself at the shot and moves his arms away the body. [Ref – Jon Moss] West Ham vs Saints Bertrand Penalty , West Ham vs Saints Bertrand Penalty002

5.4. No Penalty For Bournemouth (Min 14) – Coleman throws himself in front of the ball and uses his arms to make himself wider. Deliberate attempt to stop the ball. [Ref – Robert Madley] Bournemouth vs Everton Coleman Penalty

5.5. No Red Card Against Surman (Min 84) – Surman made a lunging two footed tackle away from the ball. [Ref – Robert Madley] Bournemouth vs Everton red , Bournemouth vs Everton red

5.6. No Red Card Against Williams (Min 94) – Excessive use of the elbow in the face of Smith. Caused an open wound and severe bleeding. [Ref – Robert Madley] Bournemouth vs Everton Williams red, Bournemouth vs Everton Williams red_0003

5.7. No Red Card Against Alli (Min 28) – Alli stamped his studs on the foot of the other player. [Ref – Graham Scott] Boro vs Spurs Alli Red

5.8. No Penalty For Spurs (Min 41) – The ball came in from far and Gibson had the time to move his arm but kept it there and blocked a potential pass. [Ref – Graham Scott] Boro vs Spurs Handball Penalty , Boro vs Spurs Handball Penalty002

5.9. No Red Card Against Chadli (Min 37) – Very high foot and straight contact of studs on the head. [Ref – Martin Atkinson] Stoke vs West Brom Chadli Yellow Red

5.10. No Second Yellow Card Against Yacob (Min 67) – Yacob was booked earlier for an attack breaking foul and then committed dangerous play foul at Min 67. Should have been a second yellow card. [Ref – Martin Atkinson], Stoke vs West Brom Yacob Yellow

5.11. Wrong Goal Against Palace (Min 60) – In the build of the goal the Sunderland player played a pass to Defoe, who was in an offside position. [Ref – Anthony Taylor] Sunderland vs Palace Offside Goal

6: List of Major Correct Decisions on Match Day #06 (again with video evidence)

6.1. Correct Penalty For Liverpool (Min 29) – Use of hand to deny a goal scoring opportunity in the box. [Ref – Andre Marriner] Liverpool vs Hull Hull Penalty , Liverpool vs Hull Hull Penalty_0002

6.2. Correct Red Card Against El Mohamady (Min 29) – Use of hand to deny a goal scoring opportunity in the box. [Ref – Andre Marriner]

6.3. Correct Non-Penalty For Hull City (Min 50) – Foul occurred just outside the penalty area. [Ref – Andre Marriner] Liverpool vs Hull Firmino Penalty

6.4. Correct Penalty For Liverpool (Min 70) – Clear attempt for a tackle but just enough contact for a foul. [Ref – Andre Marriner] Liverpool vs Hull Sturridge Penalty , Liverpool vs Hull Sturridge Penalty_0003

6.5. Correct Non-Penalty For Southampton (Min 47) – Bertrand jumped cleanly and his arm landed on Kouyate’s shoulder, no foul contact. [Ref – Jon Moss] West Ham vs Saints Kouyate Penalty

6.6. Correct Non-Penalty For Southampton (Min 60) – Zaza threw himself in the defender’s path. [Ref – Jon Moss] West Ham vs Saints Zaza Romeu Penalty , West Ham vs Saints Zaza Romeu Penalty

6.7. Correct Non-Penalty For West Ham (Min 65) – No clear angle or replay shown to be reviewed. Ref’s decision stands. [Ref – Jon Moss] West Ham vs Saints Austin Penalty

6.8. Correct Non-Penalty For Man United (Min 43) – No clear angle or replay shown to be reviewed. Ref’s decision stands. [Ref – Mike Dean] Man Utd vs Leicester Slimani Penalty

6.9. Correct Non-Penalty For Watford (Min 10) – Blocked the shot with his shoulder/upper body. Arms were close to the body. [Ref – Mike Jones] Burnely vs Watford Handball Penalty

6.10. Correct Non-Penalty For Middlesbrough (Min 36) – Alli goes down deliberately to the ground without any foul contact. [Ref – Graham Scott] Boro vs Spurs Alli Penalty

6.11. Correct Non-Penalty For Middlesbrough (Min 56) – Highly doubtful decision, defender follows the path of the player and the ball without moving his leg really out towards the player. More an attempt to block a possible cross for me. So will give the decision to the ref on the field. [Ref – Graham Scott] Boro vs Spurs Son Penalty

6.12. Correct Non-Penalty For West Brom (Min 11) – The WBA player tries to play the ball but misses it but makes no real foul contact with Pieters who just goes down as the defender is very near. Pieters outstretches his own leg to make sure there is contact. [Ref – Martin Atkinson] Stoke vs West Brom Pieters Penalty, Stoke vs West Brom Pieters Penalty002 , Stoke vs West Brom Pieters Penalty003

6.13. Correct Non-Penalty For West Brom (Min 55) – Pieters throws himself and dives forward in the box. [Ref – Martin Atkinson] Stoke vs West Brom Penalty 2 , Stoke vs West Brom Penalty 20002

6.14. Correct Non-Penalty For Man City (Min 32) –  It was an obstruction foul and so should have been an indirect free kick in favor of Swansea. [Ref – Neil Swarbrick] Swansea vs Man City Van Der hoon Penalty

6.15. Correct Non-Penalty For Swansea City (Min 43) –  No foul, the defender stands still and doesn’t stick out a leg or arm against Sterling. [Ref – Neil Swarbrick] Swansea vs Man City Sterling Penalty

6.16. Correct Penalty For Man City (Min 64) – Arm raised to the face of De Bruyne and pushes him in the face is a foul and as it is in the penalty area it is a penalty. It is the pushing movement towards the face that is the foul. [Ref – Neil Swarbrick] Swansea vs Man City De Bruyne Penalty , Swansea vs Man City De Bruyne Penalty002

*Note – Decision No.11 is highly doubtful and the benefit of the doubt is given to the referee due to it being a potential penalty or not.

7: Major Wrong Decisions Made by Referees

	Matchweek 6					Season to Date
Referee	2nd Yellow	Red	Penalties	Goals	Total	Games	2nd Yellow	Red	Penalties	Goals	Total
Andre Marriner	0	1	0	0	1	4	1	2	1	1	5
Anthony Taylor	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	1	3	2	9
Craig Pawson						4	0	2	3	0	5
Graham Scott	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	2
Jon Moss	0	0	2	0	2	5	5	1	4	0	10
Kevin Friend						3	1	3	1	0	5
Lee Mason						3	1	0	0	2	3
Mark Clattenburg						4	3	0	4	1	8
Martin Atkinson	1	1	0	0	2	5	1	3	0	0	4
Michael Oliver	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	1	2	8
Mike Dean	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	3	2	11
Mike Jones	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1
Neil Swarbrick	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	1	5
Paul Tierney						1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Madley	0	2	1	0	3	4	2	3	3	1	9
Roger East	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	1	4
Stuart Attwell						1	0	0	0	0	0

8: Major Correct Major Decisions Made by Referees

	Matchweek 6				Season to Date
Referee	2nd Yellow	Red	Penalties	Total	Matches	2nd Yellow	Red	Penalties	Total
Andre Marriner	0	1	3	4	4	0	1	5	6
Anthony Taylor	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	4
Craig Pawson					4	0	0	4	4
Graham Scott	0	0	1+1*	1+1*	1	0	0	1+1*	2
Jon Moss	0	0	3	3	5	0	1	5+1*	7
Kevin Friend					3	0	0	1	1
Lee Mason					3	0	0	1+1*	2
Mark Clattenburg					4	0	0	11+1*	12
Martin Atkinson	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	4	4
Michael Oliver	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	4	4
Mike Dean	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	7	7
Mike Jones	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	2
Neil Swarbrick	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	6	6
Paul Tierney					1	0	0	3	3
Robert Madley	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	6	6
Roger East					3	0	2	4	6
Stuart Attwell					1	0	0	2+1*	3

Note – The *(Asterisk) is used to show a decision of high doubt, with the benefit being given to the referee.

9: Major Wrong Decisions Against Teams

This table is sorted so that the teams with the most wrong decisions are at the top and those with the least are at the bottom.

Sunderland and Burnley have still to have a wrong Important Decision against them, unfortunately Arsenal are still occupying our customary position at the top of the table but it is important to note that had the referees been working to their level of performance from last year we could have expected to have 18 wrong decisions against us in 6 games so it isn’t as bad as it has been (although still not very good).  Leicester and Man United also still seem relatively untroubled by bad decisions with three between them.

Team	Second Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Penalties	Goals	Total
Arsenal	3	1	4	1	9
Everton	2	3	1	2	8
West Ham United	2	2	2	0	7
Chelsea	2	0	3	1	6
Liverpool	0	3	2	1	6
Manchester City	3	1	1	1	6
Tottenham	1	2	2	1	6
Middlesbrough	0	3	1	1	5
Stoke City	2	2	1	0	5
West Bromwich	0	2	2	1	5
Bournemouth	1	2	1	0	4
Hull City	1	1	1	1	4
Southampton	0	1	1	2	4
Swansea City	2	0	1	1	4
Watford	3	0	1	0	4
Crystal Palace	1	0	1	1	3
Manchester United	1	0	1	0	2
Leicester City	0	0	1	0	1
Burnley	0	0	0	0	0
Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0

10: Major Wrong Decisions in Favour of Teams

This is the converse of the table in section 9 and shows where the largesse of the PGMO has fallen.

No change at the top of this table – United and Leicester are still the chief beneficiaries of the wrong decisions with Burnley and ourselves at the foot of the table.

Team	Second Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Penalties	Goals	Total
Manchester United	5	1	2	1	9
Leicester City	1	0	5	2	8
Chelsea	4	2	1	0	7
Stoke City	1	3	2	1	7
Watford	4	2	1	0	7
West Bromwich	2	2	2	1	7
Crystal Palace	1	3	1	0	5
Tottenham	2	3	0	0	5
Liverpool	1	0	1	2	4
Southampton	1	0	3	0	4
West Ham United	0	0	3	1	4
Everton	0	1	1	1	3
Hull City	0	1	2	0	3
Manchester City	0	2	1	0	3
Middlesbrough	1	0	1	1	3
Sunderland	0	2	0	1	3
Swansea City	0	0	1	2	3
Bournemouth	0	1	1	0	2
Arsenal	0	0	0	1	1
Burnley	1	0	0	0	1

11: Possible Change in Points Week-by-Week Due To Wrong Major Decisions

The team that have suffered most with wrong major decisions is Middlesbrough who by our reckoning should have five points more than they currently have.  For a team who are quite likely going to be in a relegation battle again this year this could be quite significant.

Everton, like ourselves should have two additional points so the large number of wrong decisions isn’t yet having a major impact on the points table.

The two teams on the receiving end of the PGMO Largesse (in terms of positive decisions) have only benefited by a total of three points.  United should have 2 points fewer and Leicester one.

Team	Week #1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Total
Arsenal	0	+2	0	0	0	0	+2
Bournemouth	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0
Burnley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chelsea	0	0	0	-1	0	0	-1
Crystal Palace	0	+1	-1	-3	0	0	-3
Everton	+2	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Hull City	0	0	+1	0	0	0	+2
Leicester City	0	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
Liverpool	0	0	-1	0	0	0	-1
Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manchester United	0	0	-2	0	0	0	-2
Middlesbrough	+2	0	0	+3	0	0	+5
Southampton	+2	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Stoke City	-1	0	0	0	0	+2	+1
Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swansea City	0	0	0	+2	0	0	+2
Tottenham	-1	-2	+2	0	0	0	-1
Watford	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
West Bromwich	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1
West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

12: English Premier League Table Official

Rank	Team	Points
1	Manchester City	18
2	Tottenham	14
3	Arsenal	13
4	Liverpool	13
5	Everton	13
6	Manchester United	12
7	Crystal Palace	10
8	Chelsea	10
9	Southampton	8
10	West Bromwich	8
11	Watford	7
12	Leicester City	7
13	Burnley	7
14	Hull City	7
15	Bournemouth	7
16	Middlesbrough	5
17	Swansea City	4
18	West Ham	3
19	Stoke City	2
20	Sunderland	1

English Premier League Table Adjusted to Change in Points due to Major Wrong Decisions.

Rank	Team	Total Change in Points	Points
1	Manchester City	0	18
2	Arsenal	+2	15
3	Everton	+2	15
4	Tottenham	-1	13
5	Liverpool	-1	12
6	Manchester United	-2	10
7	Middlesbrough	+5	10
8	Southampton	+2	10
9	Chelsea	-1	9
10	Hull City	+2	9
11	Bournemouth	0	7
12	Burnley	0	7
13	Crystal Palace	-3	7
14	West Bromwich	-1	7
15	Leicester City	-1	6
16	Swansea City	+2	6
17	Watford	-1	6
18	Stoke City	+1	3
19	West Ham United	0	3
20	Sunderland	0	1

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