Burnley Vs West Ham | Cole goal ruled offside

Description of incident: A cross was delivered into the Burnley area from the right wing, missing both Parker & Cole. At the back post, Tomkins got a boot to the ball and Cole stabbed the returning ball into the empty net - only for the ref to disallow it for offside.

Date of Game: Saturday 6th February 2010

Home Team: Burnley | Away Team: West Ham

Referee: Howard Webb | Linesman: Dave Bryan & Bob Pollock

Decision Type: Offside | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 1/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Burnley | Loser: West Ham

Players Involved: Carlton Cole & Scott Parker (West Ham)

Summary: When the ball was originally crossed in, Parker was offside and he did make a failed attempt to reach the ball. When Tomkins returned the ball into the six yard box, both Cole & Parker were a long way offside. Easy decision, they got it right, no goal.



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WB

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West Ham Vs Blackburn | Roberts shot not over the line

Description of incident: From a Blackburn corner the ball bounced to Roberts whose shot bounced towards goal only for Carlton Cole to hook the ball clear at the last moment. The ref ignored Blackburn's appeals for a goal.

Date of Game: Saturday 30th January 2010

Home Team: West Ham | Away Team: Blackburn Rovers

Referee: Peter Walton | Linesman: Simon Beck & Phil Sharp

Decision Type: Goal line | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 4/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: West Ham | Loser: Blackburn Rovers

Players Involved: Jason Roberts (Blackburn) & Carlton Cole (West Ham)

Summary: It was an extremely tight call and the referee and linesman did well to get it right in a packed penalty area. Things were made extra difficult as the ball was a few feet off the ground when it reached the goal. But having seen the replays I think it is clear that whole ball did not cross the line. Right decision.

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Porstmouth Vs West Ham | Boateng elbow on Tomkins

Description of incident: In the build up to Portsmouth's equaliser, Boateng beat James Tomkins to the ball but in the process sent Tomkins to the ground clutching his head. The ref waved play on and allowed Portsmouth to score.

Date of Game: Tuesday 26th January 2010

Home Team: Portsmouth | Away Team: West Ham

Referee: Andre Marriner | Linesman: Darren Cann & Mike Mullarkey

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

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Porstmouth | Loser: West Ham

Players Involved: Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth) & James Tomkins (West Ham)

Summary: Zola was incensed that the free kick was not given for an elbow by Boateng on Tomkins. Unfortunately, I've only seen one camera angle of it and it wasn't that great. Based on the evidence I've seen, this was not a foul, Boateng only had eyes for the ball. The ref got it right.

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WB

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Aston Villa Vs West Ham | Carew goal ruled offside

Description of incident: Downing danced in from the left wing, taking the ball past two West Ham defenders before hitting a rasping shot from outside the area. Green couldn't keep hold of the shot and Carew raced in to poke the fumbled ball into the net...only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.

Date of Game: Sunday 17th January 2010

Home Team: Aston Villa | Away Team: West Ham

Referee: Mike Jones | Linesman: Scott Ledger & Stephen Child

Decision Type: Offside | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 1/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: West Ham | Loser: Aston Villa

Players Involved: John Carew, Stewart Downing (Aston Villa) & Robert Green (West Ham)

Summary: This was a straight forward offside decision. That does not always mean referees will get them right but fortunately for West Ham, on this occasion they did as Carew was a good yard offside when Downing hit his shot.

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WB

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Aston Villa Vs West Ham | Kovac escapes red card

Description of incident: In the first half, the ref booked Kovac for a foul for pulling back an Aston Villa player. In the second half, Kovac slid in late on Petrov but this time he went unpunished. Moments later, he was substituted by West Ham.

Date of Game: Sunday 17th January 2010

Home Team: Aston Villa | Away Team: West Ham

Referee: Mike Jones | Linesman: Scott Ledger & Stephen Child

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

Affect on Result: It denied Villa the opportunity of facing 10 men for a significant period of the second half | Winner: West Ham | Loser: Aston Villa

Players Involved: Radoslav Kovac (West Ham) & Stiliyan Petrov (Aston Villa)

Summary: I don't even know how to begin explaining how the referee got this one wrong. For starters, the first yellow card was extremely harsh; I felt Kovac used his body weight well and won the ball cleanly - so a free-kick was harsh & a booking even more so. Yet, once the referee has created this position, the decision to brandish a second yellow, followed by a red to Kovac was a must once the Croat slid in on Petrov early in the second half. He bottled that decision, maybe because he knew the first yellow was harsh. But one thing's for sure, I had to register this as a wrong decision by the referee. Kovac didn't deserve to be sent off, so I suppose the right result was achieved - but as they say, 2 wrongs never make a right.

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WB

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