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MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 29 (Reuters) – Liverpool and Chelsea have beaten the title in Cardiff and Burnley, while the Arsenal winning streak has ended in a draw at Crystal Palace. Manchester United beat Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford. The following five points of the Premier League action of the weekend are as follows.
UNITED PENALTY AWARD – VAR HELP HELP?
Referee Jon Moss said that Everton midfielder, Idrissa Gueye, had eliminated Anthony Martial in the first period at Old Trafford and that Paul Pogba had given the advantage to his team, converting the rebound after his penalty was saved.
Everton players had the impression that Gueye had played the ball. Their coach Marco Silva had said that Martial had dived.
Would a Referee Video Assistant (VAR) help to make the right decision?
The first impression of many observers was that Moss was right and the initial replayability angles did not conclusively indicate that he was wrong. A close-up rehearsal, however, showed that Gueye had come into contact with the ball before Martial threw himself to the ground.
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher, who is now working as an expert, said he thought Moss had made the right decision.
It turns out that while VAR will certainly help reduce injustices, the effectiveness of the system will depend on as many angles as possible.
But it also depends on human judgment. Gallagher was wrong even with the help of video replay and the bad calls will certainly be made when the system, still tested in England, is introduced in the Premier League.
ARE THE GREAT SIX VIRTUALLY UNBEATABLE?
Upon arrival in the weekend games, the Times noted that in 40 games between the "big six" – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – the other teams won 34 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. .
Manchester United, eighth in the standings, responsible for one of the draws and two losses, is irrelevant and the domination of the current top five would be even more categorical.
The trend continued this weekend with Liverpool's victory over Cardiff City 4-1 and Chelsea's 4-0 win at Burnley, although Arsenal drew 2-2 at Palace.
"They have deeper teams, it's getting harder and harder to compete. If you look at the board, the only real anomaly right now is Manchester United, "said Burnley manager Sean Dyche.
Is this bad news for the Premier League call? Not necessarily.
One of the results of the consistency of the big clubs is that there are only five points between the top and the fifth of the league, which gives even more importance to the matches. opposing the first five. The fewer points they lose against the mid and low teams, the closer the battle for the title is.
GREAT TESTS WAIT FOR BOURNEMOUTH
The "best of the rest" is Bournemouth, sixth, who won an impressive 3-0 win at Fulham and is one point behind Tottenham.
Eddie Howe's players enjoy deserved applause, but they face a series of tough matches with Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City coming.
If anyone seems to be able to upset the best clubs, it's the Cherries. It will be fascinating to see where they are at the end of November.
JOKANOVIC BENEFITS FROM AMERICAN PATIENCE
After spending more than 100 million pounds ($ 128.2 million) in off-season players, Fulham fans certainly expected better for their promoted team than a win and five points in ten opening games.
Many experts have predicted that Serbian Slavisa Jokanovic could be the first dismissal of his Premier League manager of the season if his team could not beat fellow struggler Huddersfield Town next week.
But Fulham's American owner, Shahid Khan, comes from the NFL culture. Coaches have the time to work with their teams and layoffs mid-season are rare. He has publicly supported Jokanovic after Saturday's loss, but will also know from experience that, unlike the NFL, relegation can destroy the best business plan.
BARKLEY A NEGOTIATION?
Few people expected Ross Barkley to spend a lot of time under Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, but Everton's 15 million-pound signature was one of the main performers of the team in recent weeks.
Barkley, back in the English team, created Burnley's first goal and added the second goal himself. He has a better appearance every week. At just 24 years old, he is not at his peak yet and the fees paid to Everton in January are like a bargain.
($ 1 = 0.7803 pounds) (reported by Simon Evans, edited by Ed Osmond)
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