Bad ref decisions - for and against - season 2025/26

[terryefc]

26/1/26 Everton 1 Leeds 1

Can't blame the officials for that 1st half.
Ref a bit whistle happy when he shouldn't have been and silent when he should.
No real VAR incidents.

Match Officials​

Referee:Simon Hooper
Video Assistant Referee:James Bell
Assistant Referee 1:Adrian Holmes
Assistant Referee 2:Richard West
Fourth Official:Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR Official:Edward Smart

 

[alwaysblue]

26/1/26 Everton 1 Leeds 1

Can't blame the officials for that 1st half.
Ref a bit whistle happy when he shouldn't have been and silent when he should.
No real VAR incidents.

Match Officials​

Referee:Simon Hooper
Video Assistant Referee:James Bell
Assistant Referee 1:Adrian Holmes
Assistant Referee 2:Richard West
Fourth Official:Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR Official:Edward Smart

No real showstopper moments, but he is an absolutely abysmal referee.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Just to make everyone aware that Kavanagh is the ref on Saturday so this thread will no doubt be top of the page at 5pm.

 

[DOMNOLAN]

Nice to see the hair pulling in the Chelsea West Ham game go unpunished… reckon we’ll see a retrospective ban?

 

[Abraders]

Nice to see the hair pulling in the Chelsea West Ham game go unpunished… reckon we’ll see a retrospective ban?

Nah retrospective bans are for Niasse only....

 

[SnodsOn]

There was a face slap in that rammy at the end too, no red card. Might have got sent off if he slapped his own team mate

 

[terryefc]

31/1/26 Brighton 1 Everton 1

Only saw highlights of the game so can't comment on ref - but Tarky was in an offside position in the build up to the marvellous Beto scoring - and VAR ruled that he wasn't interfering.
One back for the good guys. About time.

Match Officials​

Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Video Assistant Referee:Neil Davies
Assistant Referee 1an Cook
Assistant Referee 2:Wade Smith
Fourth Official:Tim Robinson
Assistant VAR Official:Timothy Wood

 

[Benicetoourboys]

These refs shouldn't be leading the teams out or wearing coloured shirts, they think its all about them & regrettably it is.
Have you seen how smug that Rob Jones looks when he's running out FIRST mind you he is RS so to be expected.

VAR & these refs have ruined the game.

I would scrap it tomorrow.

Pity Wolves won't stay up as they were the only club with the guts to try & reverse it.

 

[arch stanton]

31/1/26 Brighton 1 Everton 1

Only saw highlights of the game so can't comment on ref - but Tarky was in an offside position in the build up to the marvellous Beto scoring - and VAR ruled that he wasn't interfering.
One back for the good guys. About time.

Match Officials​

Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Video Assistant Referee:Neil Davies
Assistant Referee 1an Cook
Assistant Referee 2:Wade Smith
Fourth Official:Tim Robinson
Assistant VAR Official:Timothy Wood

I think the fact that keeper got two hands to the ball prevented it being chalked off. I was nervous though, I wasn't expecting it to be disallowed and an apology to come this week.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Think we may have got away with one for their disallowed second goal not seen it in great detail but it looked ok to me at the time

 

[DOMNOLAN]

Think we may have got away with one for their disallowed second goal not seen it in great detail but it looked ok to me at the time

Their player was standing directly in front of Pickford. If our multiples ones that got chalked off for offside dont count, then this is a far worse infraction.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Their player was standing directly in front of Pickford. If our multiples ones that got chalked off for offside dont count, then this is a far worse infraction.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Thought the ref did okay yesterday.

 

[terryefc]

7/2/26 Fulham 1 Everton 2

Brain fried. Great comeback. Main VAR review was for our 2nd goal when Leno punched in his own net whilst trying to wrestle O'Brien.
Thankfully sense was seen and the goal was given.
Thought there was a decent penno shout for handball for us too - not given obviously. Think they make up the rules according to who is playing and where. Can't fault ref too much.

Match Officials​

Referee:Stuart Attwell
Video Assistant Referee:Tony Harrington
Assistant Referee 1:Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant Referee 2:Alex James
Fourth Official:Lewis Smith
Assistant VAR Officialan Robathan

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[The T-Dex]

One of the best ref performances in a while I thought.