2022/23 PL Season – Matchweek 3 – Refereeing matters

by Andrew Crawshaw

What did we learn from Matchweek 2

From our match

• Darren England struggled at times, possibly why he is only on VAR duty this weekend
• Min 21 no yellow card for Leicester
• Min 34 no yellow card when Saka was taken out ref played advantage
• Mike Dean correctly advised Mr England to review his penalty decision which resulted in Jamie Vardy’s penalty being overturned, of course no subsequent yellow card was issued for the simulation
• No penalty for Arsenal in min 57 (we did manage to score our third goal a minute later so although debatable this decision didn’t cost us for long).
• Minute 91 Maddison bounces off Eddie and goes down as though he’s dead – perpetual trick from Maddison

From Liverpool v Crystal Palace game

Palace continued their snide fouling tactics from the game against Arsenal. It worked to better effect as new-boy Darwin Nunez was goaded by Joachim Andersen and reacted with a head but rightly getting a straight red card and three match ban.  Andersen goy a yellow for his part in the incident.

IIWGX moments

• Jamie Vardy not getting a card for diving

Who is on duty this coming weekend

Match	Referee	Assistant Referees	4th Official	VAR referee	Assistant VAR Referee
Spurs v Wolves	Simon Hooper	Adrian Holmes Mark Scholes	Robert Jones	Lee Mason	Lee Betts
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa	Andy Madley	Derek Eaton Steve Meredith	Thomas Bramall	John Brookes	Nick Hopton
Everton v Nottingham Forest	Andre Marriner	Simon Long Richard West	Jeremy Simpson	Tony Harrington	Dan Cook
Fulham v Brentford	Peter Bankes	Eddie Smart Nick Greenhaulgh	Dean Whitestone	David Coote	Wade Smith
Leicester v Southampton	Michael Salisbury	Neil Davies Natalie Aspinall	Stuart Attwell	Michael Oliver	Stuart Burt
Bournemouth v Arsenal	Craig Pawson	Marc Perry Scott Ledger	Graham Scott	Paul Tierney	Dan Robathan
Leeds v Chelsea	Stuart Attwell	Constantine Hatzidakis James Mainwaring	Michael Salisbury	Paul Tierney	Scott Ledger
West Ham v Brighton	Anthony Taylor	Gary Beswick Adam Nunn	Graham Scott	Lee Mason	Nick Greenhaulgh
Newcastle v Man City	Jarred Gillett	Lee Betts Ian Hussin	Tony Harrington	Peter Bankes	Marc Perry
Man United v Liverpool	Michael Oliver	Stuart Burt Simon Bennett	John Brooks	Darren England	Timothy Wood

 

Interesting to see that two of the officials in our match on the Saturday are also on duty for the Leeds v Chelsea game on the Sunday.  Paul Tierney is on VAR duties for both games and Scott Ledger runs the line on Saturday.  The other Assistant referee in our game also is on Assistant VAR Duty for the Newcastle v Man City game.  Probably coincidence but something to keep an eye on just in case.