One refereeing determination from Liverpool’s 2-1 victory at Brentford on Saturday has divided opinion amongst former referees and ex-players within the Sky Sports activities studio.
The Bees completed the match with 9 males after pink playing cards for Yehor Yarmolyuk and Vitaly Janelt, the previous for a t and the latter for a second yellow card within the ultimate moments of the sport when he fouled Rio Ngumoha.
A busy day for the officers additionally noticed a penalty for the Reds overturned when Alexis Mac Allister was (accurately) deemed to not have been fouled by Dango Ouattara, and a professional shout for a spot kick ignored when Yarmolyuk barged Florian Wirtz contained in the field.
Brentford pink card prompts some disagreement
There was loads from the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium for Dermot Gallagher and Jay Bothroyd to sift via on s‘ Ref Watch on Monday morning, and the pair had differing views on Janelt’s late pink card for Brentford.
The ex-Premier League referee mentioned: “He’s grabbed at [Ngumoha’s] shirt. It’s very unwise to try this. He is aware of he’s on a yellow card. He’s requested the referee to decide. When you give them a choice to make, don’t be upset if he makes the one you don’t need.
“We talked about consistency final week… and on this case, extra are going to get yellow playing cards than not.”
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Nevertheless, Bothroyd argued: “It’s considered one of these challenges the place he’s attempting to get again and he’s clipped his heels and made contact.
“Is it a second yellow? I’m unsure. There’s a defender there as properly, it’s not like he [Ngumoha] is thru on objective. I’m not solely certain he’s finished it on function. If he has then sure, yellow card, however I don’t suppose he has finished.”
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Was Brooks proper to indicate Janelt a second yellow card?
Though Ngumoha was simply outdoors the penalty space when he was felled by Janelt, the presence of Aaron Hickey within the centre means we are able to rule out any dialogue over denial of a transparent goalscoring alternative, with the Liverpool winger having been pressured barely away from objective on the level of contact too.
Nevertheless, with Brentford’s quantity 27 already on a yellow card and clumsily crashing into the Reds ahead, he might have little trigger for criticism at being booked for a second time for a careless if not malicious foul.
One other official would possibly’ve been inclined to let it slide, provided that the contact wasn’t excessive, however there was sufficient to justify Brooks reaching for his pocket.
There have been loads of large requires the officers to make on Saturday, however in our opinion, the one one they received mistaken was to not award a penalty for Yarmolyuk’s shove on Wirtz a couple of minutes earlier than half-time.
Whereas Janelt would possibly declare that he was barely laborious finished by, his Ukrainian teammate might don’t have any such excuses for his second of insanity in headbutting Jacquet.
With three pink playing cards being brandished of their final two Premier League video games, hopefully the officers received’t be on the epicentre of post-match dialog from Liverpool’s subsequent top-flight fixture at house to Brighton on Sunday.
