Today's Football 2017-18 Season

[Tubey]

Must suck to have so much loathing for your own country to actually not mind the RS winning the UCL.

I said more bearable. I obviously still mind, but it's an inevitability at this point so I may as well look for the positives.

 

[nsno-chris]

How is Willian not an automatic starter for Chelsea. I find it quite strange

 

[Huyton Layne]

Appeal all you want but one of you fouled him as you both couldn't get the ball at the same time

 

[PITA]

How is that a yellow card?!

MOTD later.
Good decision, would gave spoiled the game.

If it had been a small club it would have been a red.

MOTD later.
Correct decision. Blatant. You can’t expect to get away with that.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Bakayoko is having a great game. I always wondered what he does exactly but his strength is tremendous.

 

[Jamiednm]

Rubbish game.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

It's a very tough decision under the current rules. Wouldn't argue with the referee either way.

Shocking piece of defending by an experienced international defender tho.

I think it was clearly an attempt to play the ball, the fact Jones is a slow lardarse shouldn't change that

Here's what the laws say :

Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offending player is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball; in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off.

NO – the Law has only changed for those DOGSO offences in the penalty area where the offender makes an attempt to play the ball or challenge an opponent for the ball. The sending-off (RC) remains for: handball holding, pulling and pushing (as these offences are not an attempt to play the ball) making no attempt to play the ball e.g. a deliberate trip an offence when there was no chance/possibility of the ball being played

 

[Mozza1987]

MOTD later.
Good decision, would gave spoiled the game.

If it had been a small club it would have been a red.

MOTD later.
Correct decision. Blatant. You can’t expect to get away with that.

It’s the right decision mate based on the rules.

 

[Tubey]

Rashford's had a shocker of a half there.

 

[Jamiednm]

Rashford's had a shocker of a half there.

Not surprised after Mourinho slated all his attackers except Lukaku. Terrible Man management.

 

[gonetomorrow]

How is Willian not an automatic starter for Chelsea. I find it quite strange

Have him on for Fabregas.

 

[tsubaki]

they should bring that american bishop on at half time

 

[longers]

Bakayoko is having a great game. I always wondered what he does exactly but his strength is tremendous.

Been woeful all season apparantley, Chelsea fans properly hate him.

 

[Jamiednm]

Ibrahima Bakayako?

 

[navidson]

they should bring that american bishop on at half time