Ref Watch: Dermot Gallagher analyses Arsenal's penalty and more decisions
Former referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the weekend's Premier League action including Arsenal's controversial penalty against Bournemouth. Have your say by voting below!
INCIDENT: Let's start at the Emirates and the race for the Premier League title. Arsenal were awarded a penalty after referee David Coote felt Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers brought down Kai Havertz.
DERMOT SAYS: "When you see it in real-time, you think it's a penalty all day long. When you see it slowed down, it's totally different.
"But is this what we want to do, forensically diagnose every decision in slow motion? I'm not sure supporters do.
"Travers goes with his feet and doesn't get the ball. Once you commit like that, you have to get the ball.
"Is Havertz obliged to step over him? Only he can say, but he doesn't get the ball and the referee gives a penalty.
"I can understand why it's given on-field and I can understand why it's not overturned."
INCIDENT: Bournemouth had a goal disallowed when Coote felt there was a foul by Dominic Solanke. VAR agreed with him. Was this a foul? Cherries head coach Andoni Iraola certainly didn't think so.
DERMOT SAYS: "I expect a goal to be given. Solanke doesn't look at the ball, he gives him a little nudge but is it enough to knock the goalkeeper off balance like that?
"The goalkeeper looks as though he goes to get straight up so doesn't really think he's been fouled.
"I thought the easiest decision was to give a goal and it all goes away.
"The referee ruled there was a foul on the goalkeeper, he judged that was the first thing that happened and relayed that to VAR.
"VAR looked and confirmed it was a foul to him, but I did expect him to give a goal."
INCIDENT: Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie
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