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Ref Watch Live -DERMOT SAYS: Ref Watch LIVE! Caicedo red card a ‘bad tackle’ claims Gallagher View post
Caicedo red the correct decision
INCIDENT: Moises Caicedo is sent off for a tackle on Mikel Merino.
DERMOT SAYS: When you see the tackle, it is bad. It’s a red card.
All I can think is that Anthony doesn’t see the point of contact. VAR has done him a massive favour because it’s alerted him to have a look.
He’s had one look and given the red card.
Caicedo red the correct decision
INCIDENT: Moises Caicedo is sent off for a tackle on Mikel Merino.
DERMOT SAYS: When you see the tackle, it is bad. It’s a red card.
All I can think is that Anthony doesn’t see the point of contact. VAR has done him a massive favour because it’s alerted him to have a look.
He’s had one look and given the red card.
Should Hincapie have been sent off?
INCIDENT: Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie avoids a sending off after his elbow connects with Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah. He is awarded a yellow card instead, with VAR upholding the on-field decision.
DERMOT SAYS: I think this is a yellow card. You have to be careful not to be seduced by looking at [Chalobah’s] cheek. You have to judge the challenge.
Hincapie has leapt and used his arm as leverage, he hasn’t swung his elbow or used it as a weapon. It is a flailing arm and an unfortunate injury, but it is a reckless challenge, not a challenge where he has gone in to hurt him.
WATCH: Hincapie’s clash with Chalobah NOT a red card
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That’s all for Ref Watch this week. Thanks for tuning in.
Look back to see Dermot Gallagher’s verdict on the big issues from the weekend:
Was it the right call to send off Caicedo?
Should Hincapie have seen red at Chelsea?
Why Leeds were unfortunate Man City’s second goal counted
Lucas Paqueta’s ‘unnecessary red card’ against Liverpool
‘Very harsh’ penalty against Celtic for Scales handball
INCIDENT: Celtic concede a penalty against Hibs after VAR recommends an on-field review for a handball by Liam Scales.
DERMOT SAYS: I think it is very harsh, but we know the rule. I don’t think Liam Scales has any intention of handling the ball. It comes over the defender’s head. But it hits his hand and you just know in the current climate that it’s going to be a penalty.
Should Charlton been down to ten men vs Coventry?
INCIDENT: Charlton defenderAmari’i Bell avoids red card and a penalty for a challenge on Coventry’s Milanvan Ewijk
DERMOT SAYS: I think penalty and because it’s an upper body challenge it’s a red card aswell.
The referee doesn’t see it. The reason he doesn’t see it is the ball gets kicked from the other penalty area and goes too far up the field. He can’t chase the ball.
He does what every referee does and goes for the quickest route which is to go direct. What you need to do is sacrifice ground so he can see the ball. Once he sees the ball it’s a penalty and red card.
Wieffer rightly escapes penalty vs Nottingham Forest
INCIDENT: Nottingham Forest are denied a penalty for an alleged handball from Mats Wieffer
DERMOT SAYS: A great advertisement for a referee making the correct decision. If you see this from the referee’s view, it hits him in the chest or on the top of the thigh.
If you look from a different angle, it looks like it hits him in the arm.
Side angle appears to show the ball striking Wieffer’s arm
Ref’s view shows the ball hits his hip – rather than his arm
Lengthy VAR check for Brentford penalty explained
INCIDENT: There was a lengthy VAR check after the award of a penalty to Brentford a foul by Burnley’s Axel Tuanzebe on Dango Ouattara, but Igor Thiago, who had come from an offside position, appeared to be involved in the action. The decision to award a penalty was upheld.
DERMOT SAYS: What took the time was Ouattara is the player going forward and Tuanzebe fouls him, but Igor Thiago actually starts in an offside position. The question is does he interfere with play? But he doesn’t stop Tuanzebe making that challenge so they decided that the penalty stood.
Should Arias be sent off for challenge on Kamara?
INCIDENT: Jhon Arias is shown a yellow card for a challenge for Boubacar Kamara after review
DERMOT SAYS: It killed the myth that every time you’re sent to the screen it decides for you.
JAY BOTHROYD: I think it is the correct decision. It is a reckless challenge but he does land on his foot. If he lands higher, you’d be saying it’s a red card.
Because he lands on his feet it’s a good decision from the referee.
Why was Cook elbow different to Hincapie’s?
INCIDENT: Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook is sent off for an elbow on Sunderland’s Noah Sadiki.
DERMOT SAYS: This is a really good spot by the ref. We spoke about the Chalobah one vs Arsenal. Hincapie used his arm as leverage and didn’t use it as a weapon. Look at this, he has used his arm as a weapon. He threw it as well as raised it.
Should Tavernier have won a free-kick before Sunderland penalty?
INCIDENT: James Tavernier doesn’t receieve a free-kick moments before Sunderland win a penalty
JAY BOTHROYD: I think anywhere else on the pitch, that is a foul. He should’ve been given a foul.
He’s come through the back of him. As a consequence of this it carries on and then the penalty happens. Bournemouth will feel aggrieved there.
Was Farke right to complain about Donnarumma ‘injury’?
INCIDENT: Daniel Farke complained about Gianluigi Donnarumma feigning injury against Leeds to give Man City boss Pep Guardiola the chance to have a team talk.
DERMOT SAYS: Referee is hamstrung. You’re not a physio, you’re not a doctor. There is nothing a ref can do.
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Arsenal player ratings vs Wolves: That was lucky! TWO own goals give Gunners dramatic late win over Premier League strugglers as Viktor Gyokeres blanks again
Player ratings
Lucky Arsenal were let off the hook in dramatic style as they claimed a 2-1 win against Wolves thanks to two own goals from the Premier League’s basement boys, with Yerson Mosquera heading what proved to be the winner past his own keeper Sam Johnstone deep into stoppage time at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta’s league leaders looked to have dropped two costly points when Mateus Mane glanced a header past David Raya with just seconds remaining to cancel out Arsenal’s opener, which had come when Bukayo Saka’s inswinging corner had struck the far post and gone in off the back of the unfortunate Johnstone.
But they somehow found a way to claim a crucial victory moments later when Saka’s ball in from the right was flicked beyond the despairing Johnstone. It initially looked like substitute Gabriel Jesus, making his first Emirates appearance in just under a year, had got the decisive touch, but replays showed it was in fact Mosquera who got his head to the ball first and inadvertently deflected it into his own net.
It was a hugely fortunate moment for Arsenal, who were poor throughout, but they will take their bit of luck, with the win moving them five-points clear at the top of the table ahead of Manchester City, who play at Crystal Palace tomorrow.
GOAL rates Arsenal’s players from Emirates Stadium…
Goalkeeper & Defence
David Raya (6/10):
Made one comfortable save in the first half to deny Hee-Chan. Swept up well and looked set for a clean sheet before Mane’s late header.
Ben White (N/A):
Awful to see him limp of with a hamstring injury early on, just as he’d got himself back in the side.
Jurrien Timber (6/10):
Started off at centre-back, but ended up at right-back after White’s injury. Comfortable night’s work for the large part.
William Saliba (6/10):
Back in the side after injury and looked quite sharp. Not tested too much until those final seconds.
Piero Hincapie (7/10):
Started out at left-back but shifted back into the centre after White’s injury. Solid.
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Midfield
Martin Zubimendi (6/10):
Replaced in the second half, neat and tidy but unable to make the sort of impact he did in midweek.
Declan Rice (7/10):
Set piece delivery was unusually poor. Put it a disappointing corner early on which set the tone for a frustrating night. Not at his best, but still probably the best player on the pitch.
Eberechi Eze (5/10):
No real impact. Was often picking the ball up deep and never really looked like hurting Wolves.
Attack
Bukayo Saka (7/10):
Probably the pick of Arsenal’s attackers, but that’s no saying much. Put in one great ball in the first half that deserved better. It was his corner that led to the Johnstone own goal and his crossed that forced the eventual winner.
Viktor Gyokeres (5/10):
Just couldn’t get into the game. Improved a bit after half-time, but Arsenal need more from him. Had one nice moment just before being replaced when he fired just wide.
Gabriel Martinelli (5/10):
His best moment came seconds before he went off when he drove into the box and curled an effort wide. Disappointing.
Subs & Manager
Myles Lewis-Skelly (6/10):
Replaced the injured Ben White in the first half. Decent enough showing. Looked to get forward when he could.
Martin Odegaard (6/10):
Added a bit more energy, but is passing was a bit off.
Leandro Trossard (7/10):
Certainly improved Arsenal down the left flank.
Mikel Merino (6/10):
Used the ball well having come on in midfield.
Gabriel Jesus (7/10):
On for the final 10 minutes. Got a great reception on his first Emirates appearance in nearly a year and was really lively. Not credited with the winner, but made a difference.
Mikel Arteta (6/10):
Made five changes, but would have been hoping for far more from his side. In hindsight, starting White for the fourth time in a row did not look like a great decision.
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
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In stoppage time it looked like Wolves had grabbed a hard-fought point.
It looked like Man City would have the chance to go top.
But a SECOND own goal of the game from the visitors brought Arsenal the precious three points.
Top vs bottom? Never assume it’s going to be straight forward!
Arsenal go five points clear at the top of the table. Wolves remain on two.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Wolves (Mosquera, 90+4)
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Saka’s cross is directed in!
At first it looks like Jesus on his Emirates comeback but replays suggest it’s gone in off Mosquera!
TWO Wolves own goals!
Arsenal go five points clear
Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points despite struggling against winless Wolves.
Mikel Arteta’s side triumph thanks to two own goals.
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Wolves team news
Team to play Arsenal: Johnstone, Doherty, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti, Wolfe, Krejci, Andre, J. Gomes, Hwang, Strand Larsen.
Subs: Sa, Bueno, Arias, Arokodare, Chirewa, Hoever, Lopez, Mane, Tchatchoua.
Arsenal team news
Team to play Wolves: Raya, White, Saliba, Timber, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.
Subs: Kepa, Odegaard, Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly.
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