"Professional Game Match Officials boss Webb insists too much has been made of the slow-motion replays and a yellow card was an acceptable outcome. "The officials on the field saw the actions of Dalot, they saw him stretch forward with his foot, he touches the ball, and then there's contact on Jeremy Doku," Webb said on Match Officials Mic'd Up. "They deemed that to be a reckless action and therefore worthy of a yellow card.""
""I know other people think it's clearly red. I don't agree - I think there's a mix of considerations. "I know that when we look at this, we see that the point of contact is on the knee, but we also have to factor in speed, force and intensity. "You'll not see many red cards in the Premier League for serious foul play that don't involve those things.""
""Now, we evaluate those things through a full-speed view of the incident. Without looking at it at full speed, you get kind of a distorted view. You don't get a true picture of how much force and speed there was in the challenge. "That foot touches the knee, comes off pretty quickly. We can see on slow-mo that it does touch that knee.""
Diogo Dalot was booked in the 11th minute for a high challenge on Jeremy Doku that made studs contact the winger's knee. VAR Craig Pawson supported the on-field yellow, describing the contact as glancing and not with excessive force. Professional Game Match Officials chief Howard Webb argued that slow-motion replays distort perception of speed, force and intensity. Webb noted officials observed Dalot touch the ball before contact and judged the action reckless rather than violent. Webb emphasized evaluation at full speed and that most Premier League red cards require notable speed, force or intensity.
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