Former top referee rules on these controversial Spurs v Newcastle incidents

The Mag

·6 janvier 2025

Former top referee rules on these controversial Spurs v Newcastle incidents

Dermot Gallagher reviews controversial decisions in the Premier League after each round of games, on behalf of Sky Sports.

The former top referee has now given his call on these incidents in the Spurs v Newcastle match.

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Dermot Gallagher looking at what happened during key moments in this very eventful game in North London.

A match that Newcastle United deserved to win but plenty of ‘interesting’ moments in the match.

Dermot Gallagher talking to Sky Sports about these Spurs v Newcastle controversial incidents:

Anthony Gordon with the equaliser but should it have been ruled out for a Joelinton handball in the build up?

DERMOT GALLAGHER:

“It’s the law, isn’t it.

“The law is asking, has he deliberately handled the ball?

“It didn’t directly lead to Joelinton [as it was Anthony Gordon who eventually got the goal] scoring, so it goes back to whether or not it was deliberate.

“When you watch it, his arm is in and down by his side.

“He can’t bring it in any further. There’s no doubt that the ball strikes it, so the argument is whether or not it is deliberate.

“The referee and the VAR said no, so whether they like it or not that is the law and they have to play on.

“I think his arm starts in an unnatural position but you could see quite clearly that he tries to bring his arm in. The law has changed to it being the scorer, but he wasn’t the scorer.

“People don’t like it, but that’s the law. He brings his arm in.”

Should Dan Burn have been given a second yellow and sent off? Referee Andy Madley gave Spurs a free kick for a Dan Burn handball, with the Newcastle defender already on a booking.

DERMOT GALLAGHER:

“Handball is not a mandatory yellow card. He has to ask if it is breaking up a promising attack. I felt a little bit for Dan Burn as he is trying to bring his arm in.

“This is actually what players are trying to do now – make themselves smaller.

“I think it’s on the halfway line, and so the referee is right to just award the free-kick.”

INCIDENT:

Should Newcastle have had a penalty when Dejan Kulusevski clashed with Anthony Gordon in the box.

DERMOT GALLAGHER:

“I have to hold my hand up here as when I saw this the first time around, I actually thought it was a penalty.

“A lot of times I think you should go with your gut reaction, but the guy is already there so what can he do? He can’t make himself invisible so I think they clash and the referee has actually got it right.”

Former Liverpool player Stephen Warnock:

“I actually think it is a penalty as I think Kulusevski has been kidded and Anthony Gordon has done him with a piece of skill. Now, that momentum has taken him into Gordon. Where is he meant to go?

“If it was his foot rather than his shoulder, it would have been a penalty.”

INCIDENT:

Should Joelinton have been red carded when his elbow made contact with Lucas Bergvall?

DERMOT GALLAGHER:

“I don’t think it’s a red card. They’re close together and I don’t think he’s thrown it as a weapon. He’s too close to get any power behind it.”

Spurs 1 Newcastle 2 – Saturday 4 January 2025 12.30pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Gordon 6, Isak 38

Spurs:

Solanke 4