Hull City Vs Wolverhampton | Altidore fouled by Zubar for penalty

Description of incident: Altidore was shielding the ball from Zubar inside the Wolves penalty area and the two players came together. Altidore tumbled and the referee gave a penalty to Hull.

Date of Game: Saturday 30th January 2010

Home Team: Hull City | Away Team: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Referee: Mike Dean | Linesman: Peter Kirkup & Michael Murphy

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

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

Players Involved: Jozy Altidore (Hull City) & Ronald Zubar (Wolves)

Summary: I've seen a lot of these types of challenges result in the ref waving play on as it's not your "conventional" foul. By that I mean that it was a really clumsy challenge by Zubar as he basically bundled his way through Altidore and although he didn't actually stretch out a leg to bring the striker down, it was the right decision to award the penalty.

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Cheers,
WB

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Wolverhampton Vs Liverpool | No major refereeing incidents

Date of Game: Tuesday 26th January 2010

Home Team: Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away Team: Liverpool

Referee: Peter Walton | Linesman: Rob Lewis & Phil Sharp

Summary: From the highlights I've seen, there was very little incident of any description in this game. The third and final 'clean sheet' of the night.

Cheers,
WB

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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.

Cheers,
WB

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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.

Cheers,
WB

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