Saturday 30 November 2013

Philip Dowd (Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion)

Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Referee: Philip Dowd
Assistant 1: David Bryan
Assistant 2: Scott Ledger
4th Official: Keith Hill


TRR Assessor: Daniel (Merseyside) 
Competition: Premier League 
Match Difficulty: Normal




THE REFEREE

Foul Detection 


GOOD



Comment...  
The referee's foul detection was generally good. The majority of fouls he awarded throughout the match were correct. The referee allowed a physical game to be played and was generally consistent with his approach of determining what was a foul and what wasn't.


However, in the 1st minute of additional time in the first half, he failed to penalise a foul from West Brom #3 on Newcastle #14  that was just outside the penalty area and arguably DOGSO. There were also a couple of incidences when the referee awarded free kicks which were not fouls. 

Positioning 

GOOD



Comment...   
The referee's positioning throughout the match was good.    He maintained enough of a distance from play so as not to get in the way,  but also was close enough to be able to see accurately.    In areas which his assistants were of an ample distance,   he also used them to manage fouls in their respective thirds.    In addition,  his positioning at corner kicks and set pieces was also good.

Man Management 


SATISFACTORY



Comment... 
The referee's man-management was average.   He cautioned Newcastle #24  in the 30th minute.  Despite,  having committed a couple of minor fouls beforehand,  he had not as yet appeared to give any sort of more formal rebuke before deciding to issue a caution.   The foul in which he produced the caution after was also a very minor offense. There were other players who had committed as many fouls and escaped punishment or even mere warnings entirely.


Card Issuing 


GOOD


Comment...
All cautions were justifiable in line with the LOTG. However,  as mentioned in the Man Management section, the caution of Newcastle's #24 could have been perhaps been avoided by better man management. 


Fitness

EXCELLENT



Comment...  
The referee's fitness was of an excellent standard.



THE ASSISTANT REFEREES

Assistant 1: GOOD
Assistant 2: GOOD

Comment...


Both Assistant's had strong performances with all offside decisions appearing to be correct.   Assistant 1 made several impressive offside calls. Both Assistant Referees also assisted the referee well with the awards of throw ins and detecting fouls.  

OVERALL

GOOD

SCORE

8.3/10

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