Sunderland Vs Wigan | Clean sheet for referee

Date of Game: Saturday 6th February 2010

Home Team: Sunderland | Away Team: Wigan Athletic

Referee: Stuart Attwell | Linesman: Trevor Massey & Mick McDonough

Summary: No major refereeing incidents, second clean sheet of the day.



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Wigan Vs Everton | Fellaini goal ruled offside

Description of incident: The ball was played into the Wigan area which Cahill latched onto. His cross-shot deflected at least once before landing at Fellaini's feet for him to roll in from a yard out. Only then did the linesman raise his flag. I can only assume from the timing of the flag that it was raised for Fellaini.

Date of Game: Saturday 30th January 2010

Home Team: Wigan Athletic | Away Team: Everton

Referee: Lee Probert | Linesman: Gary Stott & Andy Halliday

Decision Type: Offside | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 5/5

Affect on Result: Everton went on to win anyway so none | Winner: Wigan | Loser: Everton

Players Involved: Marouane Fellaini & Tim Cahill (Everton)

Summary: Both Cahill and Fellaini were on the brink of offside as the ball was played into the area but were just the right side of the Wigan defenders. When Cahill played the ball across goal, Fellaini was behind the ball so could not have been offside at this moment. The huge delay on the linesman raising his flag suggested that he struggled with this decision. Unfortunately for Everton, he got it wrong.

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Blackburn Rovers Vs Wigan Athletic | Caldwell foul on Chimbonda for goal

Description of incident: As Wigan swung a corner into the Blackburn penalty area, both Chimbonda and Caldwell ran towards the near post. The ball bounced towards them as they challenged each other. Caldwell won, the ball was headed into the net and the ref gave the goal.

Date of Game: Wednesday 27th January 2010

Home Team: Blackburn Rovers | Away Team: Wigan Athletic

Referee: Lee Mason | Linesman: Andy Madley & Richard West

Decision Type: Free kick | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 3/5

Affect on Result: None, Blackburn won eventually | Winner: Wigan Athletic | Loser: Blackburn Rovers

Players Involved: Gary Caldwell (Wigan) & Pascal Chimbonda (Blackburn)

Summary: For me, Caldwell was all over the back of Chimbonda. Too be honest, I do question Chimbonda's desire to win that header however, Caldwell had to smother him in order to reach the low bouncing ball. The ref got it wrong, the goal shouldn't have stood.

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Wolverhampton Vs Wigan Athletic | Thomas sending off

Description of incident: Thomas was sent off for two bookable offenses; one in the first half for a two footed tackle that was deemed dangerous although he got the ball, the second for a late scything tackle.

Date of Game: Saturday 16th January 2010

Home Team: Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away Team: Wigan Athletic

Referee: Howard Webb | Linesman: Darren Cann & Mike Cairns

Decision Type: Red card | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 2/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Wolverhampton | Loser: Wigan Athletic

Players Involved: Hendry Thomas (Wigan)

Summary: Relatively easy decision for me. There was some debate over the first as he got the ball, but you cannot lead with both feet in the current game. The second was late, off the ground and scissor-like - no argument, 2 yellows and a red.

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Wolverhampton Vs Wigan Athletic | McCarthy penalty & Stearman red card

Description of incident: The ball was bouncing awkwardly high inside the Wolves penalty area. McCarthy ran onto the ball and collided with Stearman. The result being the ref awarding a penalty to Wigan and sending Stearman off for his second yellow card offense.

Date of Game: Saturday 16th January 2010

Home Team: Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away Team: Wigan Athletic

Referee: Howard Webb | Linesman: Darren Cann & Mike Cairns

Decision Type: Penalty | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 3/5

Decision Type: Red card | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 2/5

Affect on Result: Losing a player relatively early in the game made Wolves chances of getting a positive result slim | Winner: Wigan Athletic | Loser: Wolverhampton

Players Involved: James McCarthy (Wigan) & Richard Stearman (Wolves)

Summary: I think the penalty was a tough decision and maybe a little harsh on Wolves however, if you have an arm wrapped around an opponent's chest inside your own penalty area, like Stearman did, you're asking for trouble. For that reason I side with ref on the penalty call. However, the sending off I think he got wrong. The contact was light, the player was going away from goal and barely in control of the high bouncing ball. For me penalty, no second yellow.

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