2.2.10

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out-stretched arms during the challenge, replays showed that the only time the ball hit his hand or arm was when it was withdrawn in at his chest.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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1.2.10

League Table of affect of refefees' decisions on Premier League Clubs

After a month of games, Stoke City lead the way, receiving the most benefit from refereeing decisions in January. Fulham have been on the receiving end of 3 wrong decisions this month, leaving them bottom of the league.

Bolton have generated the most incidents, averaging 2.25 each game.

Tottenham have been involved in 3 games without incident, the highest of all teams, however when the key decisions have come along they have not gone Spurs way, meaning they remain close to the bottom of the league.



Referees' performances involving club: Affect on club:


RIGHT WRONG PTS
Pos Club P TI IPM R% W% CS DS PTS F A F A R W
1 Stoke City 2 5 2.50 40% 60% 0 -3 -1 1 1 3 0 0 3
2 Wigan Athletic 2 2 1.00 0% 100% 0 -2 -2 0 0 2 0 0 2
3 Burnley 3 4 1.33 50% 50% 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 -2 2
4 West Ham 3 4 1.33 75% 25% 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
5 Birmingham City 2 3 1.50 67% 33% 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
6 Blackburn 4 5 1.25 40% 60% 0 1 -1 1 1 2 1 0 1
7 Arsenal 5 9 1.80 56% 44% 1 1 1 5 0 2 2 5 0
8 Manchester City 3 5 1.67 100% 0% 0 11 5 3 2 0 0 1 0
9 Manchester United 4 5 1.25 60% 40% 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
10 Everton 4 4 1.00 50% 50% 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
11 Liverpool 4 6 1.50 33% 67% 2 -3 -2 1 1 2 2 0 0
12 Wolverhampton 2 1 0.50 100% 0% 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 -1 0
13 Portsmouth 2 4 2.00 100% 0% 0 12 4 1 3 0 0 -2 0
14 Bolton 4 9 2.25 56% 44% 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 -3 0
15 Hull City 3 2 0.67 50% 50% 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 -1
16 Chelsea 3 2 0.67 50% 50% 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 -1
17 Sunderland 2 2 1.00 50% 50% 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 -1 -1
18 Aston Villa 3 4 1.33 50% 50% 0 -2 0 1 1 0 2 0 -2
19 Tottenham 4 2 0.50 0% 100% 3 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 -2
20 Fulham 4 4 1.00 25% 75% 1 -1 -2 0 1 0 3 -1 -3
Up to & including all games played on Sunday 31st January 2010 | League table covers all Premier League games since 1st January 2010

Sorted first by the wrong decision score (wrong decisions for - wrong decisions against), then by the right decision score (right decisions for - right decisions against), and finally by the referees' overall performance points. All in descending order.

P Games Played – the number of games the referee has played in and have been monitored by Whistle Blower. This will include all Premier League games, even those where there are no major refereeing incidents.
TI Total Number of Incidents – across all games monitored, the total number of key decisions encountered by the referee
IPM Incidents per Match – on average, the number of incidents per game the referee is in charge of
R Right Decisions – of all the incidents, how many has Whistle Blower decided the referee got correct
W Wrong Decisions – of all the incidents, how many has Whistle Blower decided the referee got incorrect
CS Clean Sheets – the number of 'clean sheets' the referee has received. 'Clean sheets' are games were no key refereeing decisions were required for review
DS Difficulty Score – based on the difficulty rating given to each incident, referees will be awarded + points for right decisions and – points for wrong decisions
PTS Points – based on the number of right decisions minus the number of wrong decisions

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Manchester City Vs Porstmouth | Kompany challenges Ben-Haim to score


Description of incident: Kompany and Ben-Haim both raced to meet the Manchester City cross, staying exmtremely close together throughout. Kompany reached the ball first to head it into the back of the net and the referee gave the goal despite Ben-Haim's protestation.

Date of Game: Sunday 31st January 2010

Home Team: Manchester City | Away Team: Portsmouth

Referee: Martin Atkinson | Linesman: David Richardson & Stuart Burt

Decision Type: Free kick | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 1/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Manchester City | Loser: Portsmouth

Players Involved: Vincent Kompany (Man City) & Tal Ben-Haim (Portsmouth)

Summary: I didn't really feel this decision warranted entry for review however, Ben-Haim protested wholeheartedly so I felt I had to include it. This was a good, old-fashioned jostle and, if anything, Ben-Haim was the offender as he clearly had a fistful of Kompany's shirt. Kompany probably did respond with a lean on him in return but I did not feel this constituted a foul. At worst it was a penalty to City but I think allowing the goal was quite clearly the right decision.

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Manchester City Vs Porstmouth | Garrido denied penalty in collision with Vanden Borre


Description of incident: Garrido took the ball into the penalty area as Vanden Borre came across to challenge. Garrido went sprawling but the referee was unimpressed and allowed play to continue.

Date of Game: Sunday 31st January 2010

Home Team: Manchester City | Away Team: Portsmouth

Referee: Martin Atkinson | Linesman: David Richardson & Stuart Burt

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

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Portsmouth | Loser: Manchester City

Players Involved: Javier Garrido (Man City) & Anthony Vanden Borre (Portsmouth)

Summary: It was an unconvincing fall by Garrido and I feel his protests were more out of embarrassment than any belief that he might actually get a penalty. Right decision referee.

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Manchester City Vs Porstmouth | Adebayor goal ruled onside


Description of incident: From just inside his own half, Ireland played the ball forward for Adebayor to run onto. He ran through a gaping hole in the Portsmouth defence as the ball bounced just outside the penalty area. He duly dispatched the ball into the net with a crisp volley. Despite the appeals for offside, the ref gave the goal.

Date of Game: Sunday 31st January 2010

Home Team: Manchester City | Away Team: Portsmouth

Referee: Martin Atkinson | Linesman: David Richardson & Stuart Burt

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

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Manchester City | Loser: Portsmouth

Players Involved: Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City)

Summary: Similar to the Joe Cole decision on Saturday, this was made difficult by the distance between Adebayor and the Portsmouth defenders. This time however, the referee got the decision right and allowed the goal. The replays showed that Adebayor was clearly onside when the ball left Ireland's boot.

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Arsenal Vs Manchester United | Clean sheet


Date of Game: Sunday 31st January 2010

Home Team: Arsenal | Away Team: Manchester United

Referee: Chris Foy | Linesman: Dave Bryan & Bob Pollock

Summary: A clean sheet for Foy. No major refereeing incidents, which is unusual for such an important, high profile game. I watched it with an Arsenal fan and he felt dissapointed with the referee but I think this was more about the dissapointment of the way Arsenal performed than anything else, and there was certainly no controversial refereeing decisions directly leading to the game's defining moments.

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Burnley Vs Chelsea | Joe Cole goal ruled offside


Description of incident: The ball came to Cole, via Malouda, on the edge of the six yard box completely unmarked. Cole flicked the ball into the net but the referee blew for offside. To Chelsea's credit, there was very little protest.

Date of Game: Saturday 30th January 2010

Home Team: Burnley | Away Team: Chelsea

Referee: Phil Dowd | Linesman: Andy Garratt & Trevor Massey

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

Affect on Result: None, Chelsea eventually won | Winner: Burnley | Loser: Chelsea

Players Involved: Joe Cole (Chelsea)

Summary: It was a tough call to make as Joe Cole was yards behind the last defender when the ball reached him, plus the Burnley defenders were all a distance from Cole increasing the difficulty of the judgement. But replays clearly show Cole was jut onside when Malouda touched the ball. Wrong decision, the goal should have stood.

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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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