Description of incident: Awaiting a Blackburn corner in the first half, Samba and Shawcross were jostling inside the area. The referee called them to one side and gave both players a yellow card. In the second half, Stoke were launching a counter attack and Samba pulled back a City player. The ref brandished Samba his second yellow and then red card.
Date of Game: Saturday 6th February 2010
Home Team:
Stoke City | Away Team:
Blackburn RoversReferee: Steve Bennett | Linesman: Andy Halliday & Mike Mullarkey
Decision Type: Red card | Verdict:
| Decision Difficulty: 2/5Affect on Result: None | Winner: Stoke City | Loser: Blackburn Rovers
Players Involved: Christopher Samba (Blackburn) & Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City)
Summary: The incident for the first yellow was innocuous. Neither player deserved a yellow; you see worse than this in every single Premier League game and nothing gets said to the players. Having given Samba the first yellow, he had little choice in showing the red when the defender clearly pulled back a Stoke player who was breaking away for a promising attack. The ref got half the decision right, but unfortunately half doesn't count here. Wrong decision, Samba shouldn't have been in the position to receive a red card.
Cheers,
WB
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