Ref Watch: Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate deserved red card in defeat at Arsenal, says Dermot Gallagher | Football News

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the weekend’s soccer, together with Ibrahima Konate’s sending off for Liverpool towards Arsenal and Everton’s Beto being denied a penalty within the draw with Tottenham…

‘Konate deserved pink’

INCIDENT: Ibrahima Konate was despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards towards Arsenal – the primary for knocking down Kai Havertz and the second for a block on the identical participant.

DERMOT SAYS: “Can he have any complaints? I might say no.

“The primary one, he wrestles him to the bottom. On one other day, if [Virgil] van Dijk hadn’t been again, was he denying him a goal-scoring alternative? Definitely a yellow card.

“For the second, Havertz would not do himself any favours [clutching his head] however he intentionally blocks him off.”

JAY BOTHROYD SAYS: “I am unsure in regards to the first one. The gamers are coming collectively. He is pulled him barely however I am unsure if that is a yellow.

“The second, positively.”

INCIDENT: Alexis Mac Allister bumps into Kai Havertz and knocks him down within the field however no foul is given.

DERMOT SAYS: “The referee has acquired the perfect view. He waves it away right away.

“I feel Havertz comes throughout him and virtually places his legs between Mac Allister’s and that is the place they tangle and are available collectively.

“As soon as the ref has mentioned no, VAR won’t ever become involved.”

SUE SMITH SAYS: “I assumed it was first rate defending.”

‘Billing will get it incorrect – good name’

INCIDENT: Bournemouth had Philip Billing despatched off for catching Callum Hudson-Odoi on the heel.

DERMOT SAYS: “Pink card. Referee Rebecca Welch is in a extremely good place.

“I do not suppose Billing means to try this – I feel he goes to interrupt up a promising assault however will get it incorrect. He does get it incorrect as a result of he rakes down the Achilles. It isn’t good.

“I feel he is gone to journey him. One of many standards for a sending off is significantly endangering the security of an opponent. The participant needed to go away the sector and could not proceed.”

INCIDENT: Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert – on a reserving already – caught Nicolas Dominguez however prevented a second yellow card.

DERMOT SAYS: “Whether or not the ref is simply too shut and would not see it, I am unsure. She hasn’t acquired the perfect view. I feel he is fortunate…”

JAY BOTHROYD: “I feel he ought to have gotten one other yellow for that.”

Ought to Gallagher have had a penalty?

INCIDENT: Conor Gallagher appealed for a penalty when he was challenged by Mario Lemina.

DERMOT SAYS: “I wasn’t satisfied by this. Not for me. He is stretching and he is off-balance, feels somewhat little bit of contact and goes down. I might be shocked if that was given.”

BOTHROYD SAYS: “If that was within the centre of the pitch, would it not be a foul?”

DERMOT SAYS: “It wasn’t within the centre of the pitch, was it? I do not do hypotheticals.”

BOTHROYD SAYS: “I wish to see consistency. I wish to see the identical form of fouls I see on the midway line, is identical form of fouls I see within the field. In the course of the park that will be a foul.”

INCIDENT: Wolves have been awarded a penalty when Chelsea’s Malo Gusto slid in on Matheus Cunha.

DERMOT SAYS: “He did not get a contact. He is mis-timed it.”

‘Luton penalty an excellent instance of VAR’

INCIDENT: Newcastle’s Dan Burn pulled again Luton’s Chiedozie Ogbene. It was initially given as a foul outdoors the world however VAR determined the incident occurred contained in the field and suggested to award a penalty.

DERMOT SAYS: “He pulls him again there and it is also a clip on the ankle. I feel it is good use of VAR and likewise it highlighted one thing as properly – as a result of the referee provides the foul, he wasn’t despatched to the display screen.

“The one determination is, was it inside the world or outdoors the world?”

INCIDENT: Luton complained of a foul on Ross Barkley within the build-up to Newcastle’s equaliser.

DERMOT SAYS: “The referee has the perfect view, he says no and the sport goes on. I do not suppose it is a foul.”

SMITH SAYS: “I feel he wins the ball. I feel it is a good problem.”

‘Beto will need to have been fouled!’

INCIDENT: Radu Dragusin shoved Beto within the ultimate levels of the sport however once more no foul was given.

DERMOT SAYS: “Referee did not fancy it. The referee clearly waves it away, so what he feeds again [to VAR] is I do not suppose there’s sufficient contact.

“The VAR can solely intervene in the event that they suppose he is made a transparent and apparent error. I do not suppose it is a penalty.”

SMITH SAYS: “He would certainly simply go to go the ball if he isn’t fouled. There have to be a foul. You’ll be able to see he is pulling his shirt.”

BOTHROYD SAYS: “It is cute play from the defender. He is nudged him and pulled his shirt to place him off, so he wasn’t capable of go and leap for it. I feel that ought to have been a penalty.”

INCIDENT: Everton’s Jack Harrison challenged Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from a nook earlier than deflecting in Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s header. Ought to he have been punished for a foul on the ‘keeper?

DERMOT SAYS: “I did not suppose it was a foul. This was the third nook they’d had and put each one in like this.

“I additionally did not suppose it was offside, like lots of people claimed, as a result of the goalkeeper and Richarlison are on the road.”

INCIDENT: Brennan Johnson challenged James Garner within the Tottenham field however no foul was given.

DERMOT SAYS: “He clearly waves it away, he is acquired the perfect view.

“There’s contact however is it a foul? He says ‘no’ and I might agree with him.”

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