A new European tour has begun in the major European leagues, with many arbitration cases to be witnessed, and we look at the highlights of what happened in the match between Chelsea and Leicester City in the fourth round of the English Football League.
• Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City:
1. The first was in the 13th minute when the referee awarded a penalty to Chelsea after a friction in the Leicester City box between defender Tielemans and Chelsea striker Chick. The offside was accurate and the Chelsea striker was a few centimeters ahead which could not be seen with the naked eye, so the video referee stepped in and asked the referee to cancel the penalty because of the penetration that started the attack, and that is what happened.
2. The second occasion was at 22 minutes when the referee sent a yellow card to Chelsea Gallagher after a foul on a Leicester City Hull player to stop a promising attack and it was actually the right decision because Gallagher was in the way of Hull and the last free space for progress and several options for passing. Thus, a promising attack is present and a preventive decision is correct.
3. The third occasion was in the 28th minute when the referee showed a second yellow card to Chelsea Gallagher and sent him off for an offense he committed against a Leicester City Barnes player and his decision was correct this time as Gallagher Barnes prevented at the level of the foot and the latter had more than a characteristic space for progress and did not have enough defenders, which means that there are conditions for a promising attack and the decision to remove is correct and bold on the part of the referee, with two yellow cards shown within 6 minutes.
Source: El Iktisad