Ref Watch: VAR was correct to rule out Martinelli's goal, says Dermot Gallagher
Former referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the weekend's Premier League action, including a controversial offside call at Goodison Park.
INCIDENT: Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli sees his first-half strike at Everton ruled out for offside by VAR.
DERMOT SAYS: "It is a good call as Eddie Nketiah is offside, he starts in an offside position, then comes back. As Gabriel plays the ball up, it strikes Beto.
"I do not think there is any way you can say he would play the ball back like that, so therefore he is in an offside position and it goes to Martinelli, and he scores.
"And the VAR then correctly disallows it. If you look at Beto, he has gone to close him down, it flies off his shin, because it is played at speed, it goes to Nketiah and you can see he is offside and I think it is a good call."
INCIDENT: Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure not given a penalty after William Saliba challenge.
DERMOT SAYS: "Not for me. He pushed the ball too far.
"There's a bit of contact but Saliba pulled his leg away. Not a penalty."
INCIDENT: Chelsea's Malo Gusto not given penalty after collision with Bournemouth's Lloyd Kelly.
DERMOT SAYS: "I would have been very disappointed if a penalty was given for this.
"It's minimal contact at best - and not in the penalty area."
INCIDENT: Oli McBurnie given second yellow card for protesting at referee Peter Bankes.
DERMOT SAYS: "For a referee to send somebody off for something they've said to them, it can't have been something nice.
"It's not always what you say to a referee but how you say it.
"He's said something that he's found very upsetting."
INCIDENT: Chris Basham brings down James Maddison in the box, but Spurs are not awarded a penalty against Sheffield United.
DERMOT SAYS: "For me, no,
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