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Ref Watch: Dermot Gallagher assesses Premier League incidents in Tottenham vs Chelsea and Crystal Palace vs Man City

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Ref Watch: Dermot Gallagher assesses Premier League incidents in Tottenham vs Chelsea and Crystal Palace vs Man City

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher is back to assess the controversial moments from the weekend’s action.

Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea

Highlights of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea

Dermot: ‘Intensity’ saves Caicedo from red

Caicedo red

INCIDENT: Moises Caicedo appears to plant his studs into the shin of Pape Matar Sarr during Chelsea’s 4-3 win at Tottenham. No foul is given at the time and a VAR review decides not to intervene.

Jamie Carragher suggested Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo was ‘very lucky’ to avoid being sent off for a challenge on Tottenham’s Pape Matar Sarr in their 4-3 win over Spurs

DERMOT SAYS: “I think it’s a yellow card. I can understand why Jamie Carragher thinks it’s a red.

“I think he goes down, puts his foot into the ground and doesn’t go through it – that’s what saves him. If he catches him half-way up the shin, he’s going to get a red card.

“What everybody’s looking for now is intensity. Has he got it, has he got the momentum, has he gone through it. His boot comes down on the pitch, rather than his shin.

“That’s what saves him.”

Warnock: ‘It’s a potential leg breaker’

Sue Smith on Ref Watch:

“I’m really surprised it wasn’t a red card. I thought he went with quite a bit of intensity. It looked quite aggressive, and he connects high and scrapes down.

“I thought they were going to review it and he’d be sent off.”

Stephen Warnock: “I was really surprised too. I understand what you’re saying about the intensity, and the way he’s gone in.

“Even just before he goes in, I think he knows he’s gone high and is late. That’s why, when you look at the intensity, it’s happened already.

“It’s knowing he’s going to kick through and is in trouble. It’s a potential leg breaker.

“When you’re coming together like that, the chances of breaking your leg are very high. It’s such a dangerous challenge. He’s lucky there.”

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