PGMOL chief Howard Webb believes it was right that Moises Caicedo avoided a red card against Tottenham in Chelsea's 4-3 win on Sunday.
The Chelsea midfielder was not disciplined for his first-half lunging challenge on Spurs' Pape Matar Sarr after the collision was checked by VAR.
WHAT THE OFFICIALS SAID:
Assistant referee 1: “Give a free kick, give a free kick. I don't think it's full, I think it's partial, I don't think it's full.”
VAR: “Comes into the tackle. Catches him with a quick punch and then falls to the ground. I don't think there's any evidence of serious foul play. I don't think he goes through him with excessive force.”
HOWARD WEBB'S VERDICT:
“A yellow card should have been shown, ultimately Caicedo did not receive any disciplinary action for that action. I think his actions were reckless. For me it is not a red card. For me this is a situation where Caicedo is going to wave for a to kick.” ball being kicked away from him by Pape Sarr.
“That swinging action continues into Sarr's leg. It comes off very quickly, slow motion can sometimes distort reality. To me that is reckless, not serious foul play because it is not excessive force, it brings the safety of Pape Sarr not in danger.
“At full speed, there's no real energy coming through his foot into the shin. It comes out very quickly, so there's no application of force through the opponent's leg that would cause damage. It hits his leg and comes out quickly. For me “It should be a yellow card for a reckless action.”
Should Brentford have won the appeal for the Norgaard challenge?
Incident: Christian Norgaard was sent off during Brentford's 0–0 draw with Everton after a challenge on Toffees goalkeeper Jordan Pickford while trying to score in the six-yard box. After a successful appeal from Brentford, Norgaard avoided a three-match ban.
WHAT THE OFFICIALS SAID:
Assistant referee 1: “Give a defensive free kick, Norgaard catches Pickford.”
Referee: “Yes, he just started playing the ball.”
VAR: “Delay, delay, Kav [Chris Kavanagh]. Delay, delay. I'm going to recommend an on-field review for serious foul play.”
Referee: “Clearly high, straightens the leg instead of bending it. Contact on the knee, serious foul play, red card.”
WEBB'S VERDICT:
“I was surprised by the outcome of the appeal. Of course I respect the jury's verdict, but I expected them to see this the same way I did, as an act of serious foul play when the studs in Jordan's knee to go.” Pickford and endangers his safety. I disagreed with their assessment.
“I don't think Norgaard went in there to hurt Jordan Pickford in any way, he went to try to get to the end of the ball. But to do that you have to reach out with a raised foot, with the studs visible when an opponent stands in front of him [referees] have to deal with the consequences. We must determine whether the actions compromised the safety of an adversary.
“When Norgaard does that he obviously hopes to get the ball, but there is a risk involved. There is quite a bit of force going to a vulnerable part of the body, there is a risk he inherits if he lunges like that. When Norgaard does that, he hopes he gets the ball.” he fails to make contact with the ball and thus makes contact with Pickford. The consequences are that Pickford's safety is jeopardized, therefore it is an act of serious foul play. I sympathize with him, but we are here to protect player safety.”
Why was Stephens' Cucurella hair pulling considered violent behavior?
Incident: Jack Stephens was shown a red card following a VAR check after pulling Marc Cucurella's hair in the box.
WHAT THE OFFICIALS SAID:
Assistant referee 1: “I don't know what happened there.”
Referee: “I'm not sure there's any contact. Jack Stephens extends a hand, but I'm not sure there's any contact.”
VAR: “Delay, delay, delay Tony [Harrington] controlling possible violent behavior. It's clearly a hair-pulling.”
Referee: “It's a hair pull, red card Jack Stephens.”
WEBB'S VERDICT:
“The laws of the game are not about hair pulling, but they do say that contact with the head or face that is more than negligible is violent behavior.
“In terms of hair pulling, there is an accepted view that if you pull someone's hair you will be sent off. It simply crosses the line of acceptable behavior on the playing field.
“If you pull someone's hair, there's no reason for it. I can't imagine Jack Stephens will make that mistake again.”
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