Hull City Vs Chelsea | Fagan blocking Cech from corners

Description of incident: Fagan's job from Hull's corners was to make it difficult for the 'keeper to claim the cross. As this particular corner was swung into the box, Fagan was jostling with a Chelsea defender inside the six yard box, right in front of Cech. This meant he stayed on his line and Mouyokolo rose to head the ball over Cech's reach and into the net. The ref allowed the goal to stand.

Date of Game: Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Home Team: Hull City | Away Team: Chelsea

Referee: Mark Clattenburg | Linesman: Darren Cann & Scott Ledger

Decision Type: Free kick | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 2/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Hull City | Loser: Chelsea

Players Involved: Craig Fagan, Steven Mouyokolo (Hull City) & Petr Cech (Chelsea)

Summary: Fagan's challenge from corners had already been drawn to the referee's attention earlier in the game, so he should have had an eye on him this time. Fagan actually does nothing other than spread himself and hold his position; it just happens to be the area in which Cech needs to run to claim the ball. The Chelsea defender does his best to move Fagan legally but does not succeed. There are no offenses during this passage so it was the right decision, goal given.

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Hull City Vs Chelsea | Did Deco handle the ball in the penalty area?

Description of incident: With the score still at nil-nil, Deco & Altidore challenged for the bouncing ball just inside the Chelsea area. It squirmed between them and at times both players had arms out-stretched. There were loud shouts for handball against Deco but Clattenburg allowed play to continue.

Date of Game: Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Home Team: Hull City | Away Team: Chelsea

Referee: Mark Clattenburg | Linesman: Darren Cann & Scott Ledger

Decision Type: Penalty | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 2/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Chelsea | Loser: Hull City

Players Involved: Deco (Chelsea) & Craig Fagan (Hull City)

Summary: Although Deco did have out-stretched arms during the challenge, replays showed that the only time the ball hit his hand or arm was when it was withdrawn in at his chest. Correct decision, no penalty.

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Manchester United Vs Hull City | Ref misses Ferdinand elbow on Fagan

Description of incident: As Hull were preparing to swing a cross in from the right wing, all eyes were on the ball. Tussling for space on the edge of the Man Utd area, Ferdinand & Fagan came together resulting in Fagan dropping to the ground. Although the ref was only yards away he saw nothing and gave nothing.

Date of Game: Saturday 23rd January 2010

Home Team: Manchester United | Away Team: Hull City

Referee: Steve Bennett | Linesman: Bob Pollock & Andy Garratt

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

Affect on Result: It would have reduced United to ten men with the score still at 1-0 but I'm not sure toothless Hull would have stopped the rampant Rooney even with an extra man | Winner: Man Utd | Loser: Hull

Players Involved: Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) & Craig Fagan (Hull City)

Summary: Video replays clearly show that Rio Ferdinand threw an arm elbow first into Fagan's face. It was a disgraceful action by the Manchester United captain and deserved an instant red card. But the incident was only captured on one TV camera, which gives an idea of how 'off the ball' it really was. Ferdinand lost control & lashed out but the referee cannot be expected to see everything. Maybe the linesman should have seen something but even that I feel would be a harsh comment. Either way, it was a wrong decision - but hopefully Ferdinand will not escape punishment as his shocking behaviour has to warrant review by the Premier League. Let's hope the referee does not* reference it in his match report.

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WB

*If Steve Bennett references the clash involving Ferdinand in his match report, the Premier League will be bound by their own rules to not review the video evidence. This is because they do not want to re-referee incidents - so if the ref does not consider an offense to have occurred, the Premier League back his decision.

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