Craig Pawson was right to book Fernandinho for a clear dive but was lucky to be given a second chance to award Raheem Sterling a penalty
- Booking Fernandinho was a good decision by Craig Pawson - it was a clear dive
- The Brazilian was making the most of an opportunity to win a spot kick
- Pawson should have given Raheem Sterling a penalty moments before he did
- Overall it was a solid performance from a fine referee on Sunday
It was a very good call by Craig Pawson to book Fernandinho — it was a clear dive.
Pawson did well to take a lead, unlike the more experienced Martin Atkinson on Friday night, who overlooked Andre Ayew’s theatrics at West Ham.
Huddersfield’s Rajiv van la Parra took a giant swing of his boot and you could say Fernandinho was taking evasive action, but he was making the most of what he saw as an opportunity and the official was correct in his swift action.
Huddersfield’s Rajiv van la Parra took a giant swing of his boot as Fernandinho burst through
You could say Fernandinho was taking evasive action, but he was making the most of it
It proved to be a clear dive and Craig Pawson was right to book Fernandinho for diving
It was, however, a poor decision not to award Raheem Sterling a penalty in the first minute of the second half when he was brought down by the goalkeeper.
Pawson was able to make amends within 40 seconds when Sterling was again fouled in the box. And he was right to send off Van la Parra at the end for raising a hand to Leroy Sane.
Overall it was a good performance from a fine referee. He makes decisions rather than taking easy options.
Sterling was brought down in the box moments after half time to win a penalty for Man City
Sergio Aguero stepped up and confidently slotted the spot kick home to restore parity
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