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First win of the season for Arsenal. Was the ref also a winner in his game? Only one way to find out how ref Attwell did on Saturday: read the ref review
| Min | Type | Foul from | On | C/NC | Comment | points | weight |
| 2 | Other | N/C | Ref gives a foul against Arteta, poor decision | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Other | N/C | Both ref and assistant miss an off the ball block on Walcott, poor start from the officials | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Foul | Graham | Frimpong | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Foul | Willaims | Arteta | C | Williams tackles with studs showing | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Foul | Frimpong | Allen | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Offside | C | 1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | Offside | C | Gibbs just Off | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Foul | Ramsey | Allen | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | Foul | Walcott | Taylor | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Offside | C | 1 | 1 | |||
| 24 | Foul | Augustien | Arteta | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Yellow | Augustien | C | Correctly cautioned for pulling back Arteta | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | Foul | Frimpong | Dyer | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | Goal | C | Swansea gift Arsenal a goal | 1 | 3 | ||
| 44 | Other | C | Good advantage played after a foul in Frimpong | 1 | 1 | ||
| Half time | 13 | 16 | |||||
| CORRECT | 86,67% | 88,89% | |||||
| YELLOW | 1 | 1 | 100,00 | ||||
| RED | 0 | 0 | |||||
| PENALTY | 0 | 0 | |||||
| GOAL | 1 | 1 | 100,00 | ||||
| OTHER | 1 | 3 | 33,33 | ||||
| TOTAL | 3 | 5 | 60,00 | ||||
| OFFSIDE | 3 | 3 | 100,00 | ||||
| Second half | |||||||
| 48 | yellow | Walcott | C | Theo is looking for a foul that is never their, the assistant gives nothing, Theo lashes out stupidly. | 1 | 2 | |
| 52 | Foul | Koscielny | Sinclair | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 52 | Yellow | Koscielny | C | A reckless lunge for the ball | 1 | 2 | |
| 53 | Mertesaker | Graham | C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 67 | Foul | Rangel | Walcott | C | 22 mins in 2nd half and Swansea commit a foul | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Yellow | Caulker | C | I thought it was harsh but the ref was entitled to give a yellow and he did | 1 | 2 | |
| 73 | Foul | Arteta | Dyer | C | 1 | 2 | |
| 73 | Other | Arteta | N/C | If Caulker was a booking so to was Arteta, consistency please! | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Foul | Arteta | Dobie | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 77 | Yellow | Arteta | C | After the last foul this was inevitable | 1 | 2 | |
| 78 | Foul | Coquelin | Williams | N/C | A clean tackle wins the ball | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Other | N/C | Deflection from an Arteta shot should be a corner, ref is well placed | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Foul | Gower | Arteta | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 86 | Foul | Moore | Arteta | C | 1 | 1 | |
| 93 | Handball | Moore | C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd half score | |||||||
| TOTAL | 12 | 17 | |||||
| % | CORRECT | 80,00% | 85,00% | ||||
| YELLOW | 4 | 5 | 80,00 | ||||
| RED | 0 | 0 | |||||
| PENALTY | 0 | 0 | |||||
| GOAL | 0 | 0 | |||||
| OTHER | 2 | 2 | 100,00 | ||||
| TOTAL | 6 | 7 | 85,71 | ||||
| OFFSIDE | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL SCORE | |||||||
| TOTAL | 25 | 33 | |||||
| % | CORRECT | 83,33% | 86,84% | ||||
| YELLOW | 5 | 6 | 83,33 | ||||
| RED | 0 | 0 | |||||
| PENALTY | 0 | 0 | |||||
| GOAL | 1 | 1 | 100,00 | ||||
| OTHER | 3 | 5 | 60,00 | ||||
| TOTAL | 9 | 12 | 75,00 | ||||
| OFFSIDE | 3 | 3 | 100,00 | ||||
| Correct calls | For Arsenal | 13 | 52,00% | ||||
| For Swansea | 12 | 48,00% | |||||
| Total correct calls | 25 | ||||||
| Wrong calls | Against Arsenal | 4 | 80,00% | ||||
| Against Swansea | 1 | 20,00% | |||||
| Total | 5 |
Swansea will qualify for Europe this year mark my words, the fair play league awaits.
Anyone could have reffed this game. Two sets of players, playing within the laws and determined to win by fair means not foul. However despite that Attwell does not inspire confidence, there is just something about him that says disaster lays just around the corner, I do not know what it is, but for me he lacks authority and an ability to read a game.
The statistics say Stuart Atwell had a good game, but the review also reveals that it was a fairly uneventful match, and he was asked to make few decisions. Despite that he still got some wrong; I would worry for him in a high pressure game.
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