Monday 11 April 2016 19:41, UK
Ref Watch is back to debate another batch of controversial decisions from the weekend's football.
Former top-flight referee Dermot Gallagher joined Rob Wotton in the Sky Sports News HQ studio to go through a number of contentious calls, not only in the Premier League but also in the Sky Bet Championship.
From offside goals, rash challenges, questionable penalty appeals and acts of simulation, we've picked out nine incidents reviewed during Monday's Ref Watch.
Was your team affected by a contentious decision? Read on to find out...
MATCH: West Ham v Arsenal
INCIDENT: Andy Carroll booked for tackle on Laurent Koscielny
SCENARIO: Four minutes into Saturday's game at Upton Park, Carroll catches Koscielny on his Achilles with a late tackle from behind before appearing to follow through with his trailing leg as the defender went to ground.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "A yellow card was right. It was early in the game, it wasn't really nasty and, while it's not nice, the referee has got that right. If he had sent him off there we would have been talking about it more. A yellow card was fair, it did set the tone for a great, feisty game to watch."
MATCH: West Ham v Arsenal
INCIDENT: Andy Carroll unpunished after aerial collision with Gabriel
SCENARIO: Arsenal centre-back Gabriel is struck in the face by Carroll, who has already been booked, two minutes into the second half. Referee Craig Pawson deems the challenge fair, allowing play to continue as Carroll escapes a second booking.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Incorrect decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "Carroll is lucky here. There were a number of incidents where people were saying he could have been sent off. Of all of those incidents this was the one, he would have had no arguments. This is not a red card offence but it was reckless and Carroll took a big chance doing what he did. His eyes were on the ball though, so that is what went in his favour. Despite that, he was lucky because he took a big risk while on a yellow card in a game of that nature. However, it proved to be a risk worth taking."
MATCH: West Ham v Arsenal
INCIDENT: Gabriel lashes out at Andy Carroll after being fouled
SCENARIO: Carroll dispossess Gabriel in the Arsenal half but is adjudged to have committed a foul in the process by referee Craig Pawson. Gabriel retaliates by throwing his leg towards Carroll, who narrowly avoid being struck. Both players go unpunished for their part in the incident.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Incorrect decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "Carroll's initial challenge is a foul but it didn't warrant a yellow card. Gabriel, meanwhile, is very lucky and I mean that. The referee gives a foul in his favour and then he has just gone for Carroll. He is very lucky to stay on the field. Pawson goes to talk to Carroll about his challenge and then seems to completely forget about Gabriel. It was completely forgotten altogether and Arsenal restarted the game with a free-kick to Gabriel, it didn't look tidy. There was no need for Gabriel to make the challenge because the referee had already given him a free-kick."
MATCH: West Ham v Arsenal
INCIDENT: Dimitri Payet has goal disallowed during West Ham's 3-3 draw with Arsenal
SCENARIO: Andy Carroll harasses Laurent Koscielny in the area while David Ospina hesitates in coming to collect the ball. The ball comes free and Payet sweeps it into the unguarded net, but referee Pawson pulls play back to penalise Carroll for a foul on Koscielny.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "This is definitely a foul, definitely, but this is not a second yellow card. The defender is shielding the ball and Carroll bundles him to the ground. It's a foul and the referee, quite rightly, has disallowed the goal."
MATCH: Sunderland v Leicester
INCIDENT: Leicester denied a penalty after DeAndre Yedlin's high challenge on Shinji Okazaki
SCENARIO: Marc Albrighton plays a diagonal ball over the Sunderland defence which Okazaki races on to. As the ball sails over the defence, Yedlin's attempted clearance sees him miss the ball and catch Okazaki in the chest. Referee Anthony Taylor decides not to award Leicester a penalty.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Incorrect decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "I think it's a foul and a penalty. I don't think the referee realises what has happened. Yedlin had caught Okazaki in the chest and he is not near the ball. Anthony doesn't see it like that, but the penalty should have been given."
MATCH: Sunderland v Leicester
INCIDENT: Sunderland denied penalty after appeals for handball against Robert Huth
SCENARIO: Patrick van Aanholt's low cross strikes Huth's arm as the defender slides in to make a challenge. Referee Anthony Taylor decides chooses not to point to spot.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "The cross strikes Huth's hand, that is all it does. It does strike his hand and not the other way around so it's definitely not a penalty for me. Huth can't cut his arm off, it's there and he was just going to ground. His arms have to go somewhere and that is what you would call a natural position."
MATCH: Man City v West Brom
INCIDENT: West Brom denied penalty after Eliaquim Mangala's challenge on Sandro
SCENARIO: Stephane Sessegnon crosses the ball into the City area. Sandro looks to chest the ball down but he appears to be bundled to the ground by Mangala, who crashes into the back of him. Referee Mike Jones rules to challenge to be fair.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Incorrect decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "Mangala goes through the back of Sandro. Mangala can't play the ball. At some point during a game there are situations where players cannot win the ball, and this was one of those for Mangala. He has had to go through the player and I think that is a penalty."
MATCH: Tottenham v Man Utd
INCIDENT: Dele Alli booked for simulation by referee Mike Dean
SCENARIO: Daley Blind and David de Gea combine to deny Mousa Dembele a fourth Spurs goal. The ball runs loose on the left-hand side of the box and Alli goes down under Matteo Darmian's challenge. United win a free-kick and the yellow card is swiftly brandished by the official, who believes the England midfielder went down in search of a penalty.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "This is a tremendous decision by Mike Dean. It wasn't a penalty, there is no doubt about that whatsoever. It's a dive and there was no need for Alli to do it because they were 3-0 up."
MATCH: Ipswich v Brentford
INCIDENT: Luke Hyam is booked for a leg-breaking challenge on Brentford's Alan Judge
SCENARIO: Phil Gibbs issues a yellow card to Ipswich Town's Hyam after a forceful challenge on Judge. The Brentford man suffered a lower-leg fracture as a result of the second-minute tackle at Portman Road.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Incorrect decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "I do think this is a bad tackle. You have to be careful and ensure you judge the tackle on the tackle itself and not the consequence. I realise the consequence of this challenge was not nice but I do think the tackle deserved a red card. It was dangerous as a tackle because of the tackle, it didn't become dangerous because the player suffered such an horrific injury."
