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Former top referee bottles decision on stamping incident in Brighton v Newcastle

7 years ago
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Former top referee Dermot Gallagher has had a look at the incident involving Tomer Hemed and DeAndre Yedlin.

The Brighton striker potentially set for a ban after ‘allegedly’ stamping on the Newcastle defender.

Both Sky Sports and BBC Sport have confirmed that The FA are reviewing the footage before deciding whether to charge the player.

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

However, on this occasion he has bottled it, saying he will leave it ‘For an FA panel to determine’.

Gallacher giving both sides of the debate but failing to give the opinion that Sky presumably pay him to give….

Dermot Gallacher speaking to Sky Sports:

INCIDENT:

DeAndre Yedlin goes to ground as he tries to tackle Tomer Hemed with the Brighton forward then appearing to stamp on the calf of the Newcastle midfielder as he goes to step over him.

The FA is gathering evidence over whether it was a deliberate action.

DERMOT’S VERDICT: For an FA panel to determine.

Dermot Gallagher:

“He’s trodden on him, he hasn’t stamped on him.

“You see in the first instance when he slides in, my first reaction is ‘where can he put his foot? he’s got nowhere to go’.

“Then you see the image from behind and he’s stopped, then he chooses to bring his foot down on him. I think that will go before the three-man panel and they have to decide how deliberate it was.

“I think the problem with this is only he knows what he meant to do.

“I saw the first image and thought ‘he bought his foot down, he had nowhere to go’ but then you watch the one from behind and it looks a lot naughtier than the first one.

“I think it’s at this point that the panel has to decide how much intent was in it.”

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