Right Result
The Right Result column looks at refereeing decisions in every English Premier League, decides on scoreline-changing decisions and prepares a Right Result league table to showcase their results. You’ll be surprised at how much can be achieved by something as simple as giving referees more help to make the right decision.
Why Middlesbrough and Newcastle shouldn’t, and Sunderland and Hull City should, be in the Championship
How would the Premier League table look if refs got all the key decisions right? A quick glance at the Right Result league tables for the last 3 seasons will tell you how crucial refereeing decisions can be for certain clubs. In the 06/07 season, refereeing mistakes allowed Tottenham to claim a European spot while…
Newcastle deserved a point, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United deserved an extra goal
The penultimate weekend of the season provoked plenty of Right Result activity at the top and bottom of the table. Manchester United’s day just about went to plan as they secured their 11th Premier League title with a nil-nil draw against Arsenal. It wasn’t without a few jitters before the end of the game at…
The penalty given at Old Trafford, the penalty not given at the Reebok and offside goals for Arsenal and Blackburn
The highlight of the Right Result weekend, so to speak, was referee Howard Webb’s decision that is perceived to have changed the flow of the Manchester United versus Tottenham Hotspur game and, with it, the course of the destiny of the Premier League title. With Spurs 2-0 up after nearly an hour at Old Trafford,…
Chelsea top the Right Result table as Stoke and Blackburn replace Newcastle and Middlesbrough in the relegation zone
It’s been a key weekend of Right Result action at the top and bottom of the Premier League. Chelsea remain as the leaders of the Right Result version following their incredible win against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge. The Blues just hung on to a four-goal advantage but they should, in more ways than one,…
Newcastle still poor despite Shearer while Tottenham didn’t deserve to win
The big story of the week saw the Toon army welcome back yet another saviour to St James’ Park as Alan Shearer became the latest occupant of the Newcastle United very hot-seat. The first of the Geordie legend’s ‘eight games and eight games only’ had a familiarity to the preceding 30 Premier League outings as…
Chelsea top, Liverpool ahead of United on goal difference, Arsenal still trailing Villa and Boro safe from relegation
After 30 games, the top 3 are separated by just a point, West Brom are as good as relegated and Aston Villa have just about thrown away their chance to qualify for the Champions League. Of course, this is the Right Result league table (which accounts and adjusts for points lost due to refereeing errors),…
Chelsea are top ahead of United and Liverpool as Arsenal trail Villa by 5 points
Although there’s only one Right Result decision this week, there are dramatic changes in the league table. At the Riverside, there was a text book example of the interfering with an opponent criteria of the offside law. Portsmouth’s goal in the key relegation tussle at Middlesbrough should not have stood as David Nugent was in…
Manchester United denied penalty against Chelsea, Everton’s first goal was offside and West Ham denied penalty against Newcastle
With Rafa Rage still ringing in their ears, Manchester United did their talking on the pitch with a superb victory against below-par Chelsea at Old Trafford. United’s invention saw them unluckily disallowed a goal for an old corner kick routine and also deprived of a valid penalty award. With the score still locked at nil-nil…
Why Refs need our help / Liverpool and Arsenal should have lost / Chelsea and Fulham should have won
It’s been quite a weekend with many sets of fans left fuming at refereeing decisions going against their teams. The Right Result.net panel have been very busy looking at this weekend’s fixtures. The independent panel have judged that seven of the games should have finished with a different score. These results mean its all change…
Liverpool top with game in hand, Arsenal didn’t deserve win over Chelsea, Newcastle should have lost to Middlesbrough
So in the words of Phil Scolari referee Mike Dean “killed” his team during the defeat to Arsenal. While up at the City of Manchester Stadium, Sir Alex Ferguson would not be drawn on the performance of Howard Webb. Once again it is the match officials who are dominating the back pages, with managers up…
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