Thursday 14 January 2016 20:00, UK
There was another batch of controversial decisions this midweek as the latest round of Premier League fixtures took place.
There were questionable penalty decisions as spot-kicks were either given when perhaps they shouldn't have been, or claims were waved away when they seemed worth listening to.
A number of players found themselves at the centre of red card storms, with one sent off after he appeared to win the ball fairly and another let off when maybe he should have been dismissed for persistent fouling.
There were debatable goals along the way as well, and former top-flight referee Dermot Gallagher joined Rob Wotton in the Sky Sports News HQ studio to go through each contentious call.
We have picked out each of the 11 incidents reviewed on Thursday. Was your team affected by a dodgy decision? Read on to find out.
MATCH: Newcastle United v Manchester United, Tuesday
INCIDENT: Manchester United are awarded a penalty by referee Mike Dean.
SCENARIO: Manchester United cross into the box and Marouane Fellaini heads down towards goal, with Newcastle's Chancel Mbemba blocking the ball instantly with an outstretched left arm. The resultant loose ball falls to Moussa Sissoko and with Manchester United's attack seemingly over, Dean points to the spot.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "My first thoughts when I see this are it's not for me but having seen it back and broken it down, it's difficult to see how he can't give a penalty. Mbemba has gained such a massive advantage and his arm's up so high, so I can understand why Mike has given it. The referee's got a perfect view and he's seen the arm up - I think he feels he reaches for the ball and there is intent."
MATCH: Bournemouth v West Ham United, Tuesday
INCIDENT: Bournemouth are denied a penalty by referee Martin Atkinson.
SCENARIO: Bournemouth are attacking and Junior Stanislas cuts in from the left 20 yards from goal. He shoots from a similar distance and West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna charges out at him, blocking the ball with his right arm, which is not outstretched. Atkinson waves play on.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "That one I can understand. When you watch it, you see it's not the player's arm which is out that is hit and it's actually his right arm, which is tucked into his chest. Even though he has made himself bigger, he hasn't gained an advantage from it. That's where I think Mbemba has fallen down - he made himself bigger and gained from it. What I would say is these two incidents as a pair raise the issue of needing clearer guidelines. Do we need to be more definitive saying when it is a foul and when it's not? We need to know what a foul is going to be given for and what isn't."
MATCH: Newcastle United v Manchester United
INCIDENT: Newcastle United are awarded a penalty by referee Mike Dean.
SCENARIO: As players from both sides wait for a set piece to come into the box, Chris Smalling and Aleksandar Mitrovic start grappling with each other. Referee Dean watches the incident closely throughout and after the two players fall to the ground, he awards the penalty and cautions Smalling.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "I think, without doubt, it's Smalling who initiates the foul as he grabs hold of him. He gets involved with Mitrovic who, I would say, is trying to shrug him off. By the time he falls, Mitrovic's shirt is nearly pulled up to his shoulders and I think it's good a referee has identified this because I've taken a bit of a kicking at times this season when these things haven't been given. This time it has, so all credit to Mike Dean."
MATCH: Newcastle United v Manchester United
INCIDENT: Newcastle United are denied a penalty by referee Mike Dean.
SCENARIO: Jesse Lingard takes a heavy touch trying to control a loose ball as it starts running into Manchester United's penalty area and Daryl Janmaat latches on to it. He tries to burst clear of Lingard and through on goal with only David de Gea to beat, but tumbles to the ground. Home players appeal for a penalty but Dean indicates he feels Lingard won the ball, and play goes on.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Wrong decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "The referee has misread it and he hasn't got the view we've got when we watch it back on TV. I think it is a penalty but if you look at the referee, he doesn't and signals Lingard got the ball - but the angle from behind the goal shows he actually didn't get the ball at all. From the angle Mike Dean has, he's not convinced it's a foul."
MATCH: Newcastle United v Manchester United
INCIDENT: Newcastle United are denied a penalty by referee Mike Dean.
SCENARIO: Jack Colback is closing in on Manchester United's goal from a relatively tight angle on the right but is under heavy pressure from Fellaini over his left shoulder and he tumbles about five yards from goal. Fellaini has his right hand on Colback's left arm before he falls, but Colback is already stumbling by then and no penalty is given.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "I don't think that's a penalty and to be honest, I don't even think it's a foul. The contact is made by Colback going into Fellaini more than anything and it's not a foul at all."
MATCH: Swansea City v Sunderland, Wednesday
INCIDENT: Swansea City are awarded a penalty by referee Graham Scott.
SCENARIO: Andre Ayew collects a pass in the right channel and finds himself up against Wes Brown near the corner of the penalty box. He touches the ball past Brown and moves into the area, steps inside away from Patrick van Aanholt then goes to shoot but, with Brown now right behind him again, kicks the ground instead with his left foot and falls over. The referee gives a penalty.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Wrong decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "What's the referee seen? I don't know. It's not a penalty, is it? Ayew has air kicked the ball and if there's any contact made, it's made when he brings his own leg back. It's similar to an incident we saw the other week with Dan Gosling and Jamie Vardy. Any contact there is is made by Ayew himself."
MATCH: Swansea City v Sunderland
INCIDENT: Kyle Naughton is shown a straight red card by referee Graham Scott.
SCENARIO: Sunderland's Yann M'Vila brings the ball down and goes to take a second touch but Naughton intercepts and wins the ball. He leads with his studs and kicks the ball with the sole of his foot but M'Vila falls over with a scream and starts hitting the ground once he lands as if in great distress.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Wrong decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "The player's reaction has definitely influenced the referee here. He's heard the player's scream but for me it's not even a foul. Naughton has got the ball but the referee hears the player's scream, he's whistled and gone straight to the player - he has given himself no thinking time whatsoever and for whatever reason, he's reacted to M'Vila's reaction, rather than the tackle itself. He's blocked out what he's seen and gone on what he's heard instead. He's pulled his red card out very quickly and once he's done that, he has closed his options."
MATCH: Swansea City v Sunderland, Wednesday
INCIDENT: Jermain Defoe scores the opening goal in Sunderland's 4-2 win at Swansea.
SCENARIO: Adam Johnson picks out Fabio Borini on the left and his low shot is only parried by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, with Defoe lurking in a central area and tapping the rebound into the net. When Borini shoots, Defoe is standing about a yard offside and he therefore gains an unfair advantage. The match officials miss this and referee Graham Scott allows the goal to stand.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Wrong decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "The assistant referee hasn't picked up that when the original shot has come in, Defoe is just ahead of play. At that point, when the ball is played by the Sunderland player, Defoe is in a position to be able to put the ball in the net at the rebound but he should have been flagged offside. From the point he moved towards the loose ball after the save, the assistant should have put his flag up."
MATCH: Swansea City v Sunderland, Wednesday
INCIDENT: Jermain Defoe scores his second and Sunderland's third goal in their 4-2 win at Swansea.
SCENARIO: Sunderland win possession on the halfway line from Swansea and Adam Johnson passes through from defence on the ground to Defoe, who makes a run which takes him away from a line of five Swansea players. They all claim offside and stop playing but Defoe continues and rolls the ball past Fabianski on an angle from 15 yards with his right foot. Referee Graham Scott allows the goal to stand.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Correct decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "This is a much tougher call than the first goal from Defoe and it's much, much tighter. You can see a lot of replays of it and could argue it's so tight that the law is on the assistant referee's side and that he has to give the benefit of the doubt to the forward. It's not as clear-cut as you may think and there's a freeze frame which shows Angel Rangel may be playing Defoe onside - it's very tight. I would say the assistant is within his rights to keep his flag down. You've got to be fair because we are all human beings - when one player is going forward one way and the other is going the other, it's a very tight call to make."
MATCH: Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion, Wednesday
INCIDENT: Claudio Yacob commits a number of fouls against Chelsea but is only cautioned.
SCENARIO: West Brom's Claudio Yacob irked Chelsea fans on a number of occasions when he committed fouls against their team and even his manager Tony Pulis admitted he was lucky to remain on the park and avoid a red card. He is cautioned for pulling Willian's arm as he tries to cross the halfway line but later avoids punishment for a similar challenge on Oscar and bringing down Diego Costa on the edge of the penalty area. On both occasions, fouls are given by referee Anthony Taylor. Pulis replaces Yacob with Saido Berahino after an hour.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Wrong decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "While Yacob committed a foul against Oscar, I don't think that was a yellow card. It's the one on Diego Costa which I think he was lucky on, because it's so far off the ball yet the referee has identified it's a foul. He then hasn't followed up though and the problem in this game was he committed so many minor fouls which started to clock up, I think Anthony Taylor was looking for one to say: 'Yeah, that's good enough to send him off.' I think what you need to do in that situation is take the player aside and say: 'I don't care what it's for - with the next one, you're going.' Yacob was very lucky to stay on the pitch."
MATCH: Manchester City v Everton, Wednesday
INCIDENT: Manchester City are denied a penalty by referee Roger East
SCENARIO: Raheem Sterling burst into the penalty area along the left side and as Everton's John Stones commits to tackling him after Sterling's dip of the shoulder, the former Liverpool player then takes another touch to take the ball towards the goal line. That takes the ball away from Stones and he takes out Sterling with his knees, yet no penalty is given and a goal kick is awarded instead.
GALLAGHER'S VIEW: Wrong decision.
GALLAGHER SAYS: "I don't know why the referee hasn't given the penalty. It's a foul and he just hasn't identified the fact Stones has gone in, he's not got the ball and he has taken Sterling's legs. Whatever way you look at it, it's a foul - except from the referee's angle."
