Former Premier League referee Chris Foy examines decisions from the latest Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two action; Coventry City 2-0 Birmingham City, Sunderland 2-1 West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic 0-0 Lincoln City and Colchester United 1-2 Crawley Town all analysed
Tuesday 12 December 2023 16:20, UK
In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League and EFL referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two action.
Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into the decision-making considerations and also clarification of certain calls to provide an understanding of how the laws of the game are interpreted.
As part of a regular feature on Sky Sports following the conclusion of a matchday, Foy will be here to run you through some refereeing matters in the EFL…
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Incident: Potential red card — DOGSO (Birmingham City)
Decision: Yellow card awarded stopping a promising attack (Birmingham City)
For this incident, once it has been judged to have been a foul, the referee must determine if it meets the requirements for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity (DOGSO).
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For a player to be penalised for DOGSO, four criteria must be met, namely that play is moving towards goal, the foul is not far from goal, the attacker has control of the ball or is likely to gain control, and no players on the defending team can intercept the play.
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