Simon Hooper 'technically did nothing wrong' over Man City call vs Tottenham
Former referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the flashpoints from the latest round of the 2023/24 Premier League season, including a controversial late call at the Etihad on Super Sunday.
INCIDENT: Simon Hooper pulls play back late on when Jack Grealish is in behind the Spurs defence, having initially given Man City the advantage. The scores were 3-3 at the Etihad.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Technically, by law, he hasn't done anything wrong.
DERMOT SAYS: "Difficult because this is a lad who I'd say plays advantage more than anybody. He quite rightly plays on and for whatever reason Simon then blows up.
"If he'd have waited a second later the whole landscape changes. Technically, by law, he hasn't done anything wrong. It is the ref's choice to play advantage, not anybody else."
Stephen Warnock: "I accept human error but it is a big error from Simon Hooper. He will be devastated looking back at that."
INCIDENT: Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher is shown a second yellow card after a tackle from behind on Brighton midfielder Billy Gilmour.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decision.
DERMOT SAYS: "I think so [it is a second yellow] because of the nature of the tackle. It is a yellow card, he does win the ball eventually, but he certainly gets the man first. It is not a nice tackle and he had already been yellow carded, so it is not the wisest decision to make at that point."
INCIDENT: Brighton's James Milner brings down Mykhailo Mudryk in the box when through on goal to give Chelsea a penalty. Milner was yellow carded rather than sent off.
The on-field decision was not to award a penalty. The referee Craig Pawson overturned his call after being sent to the monitor.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Both correct decisions.
DERMOT SAYS: "It's clumsy. It is a penalty. Also,
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