READING vs FULHAM - Papa Bouba Diop’s goal wrongly ruled out.

Saturday 9th April 2007

Papa Bouba Diop of Fulham had a goal chalked off for offside at the Madejski when TV replays showed him to be at least level.

The Right Result is a 1-1 draw.

BOLTON WANDERERS vs ARSENAL - Eboue hands a draw to Bolton in RightResultWorld.

Saturday 14th April 2007

As Sam Allardyce said after the game, Bolton should have had a penalty late in the game, to force an unwarranted draw at the Reebok, as Emmanuel Eboue handballed in the area.

The Right Result is a 2-2 draw.

January 2005, Old Trafford - Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

In an incident that will forever rankle with Spurs fans as it could have been said to have cost them a UEFA Cup spot that season, Pedro Mendes hit a cracking instinctive lob from fully 55 yards out that beat United keeper Roy Carroll. The linesman and referee Mark Clattenburg may well have been the only two people at Old Trafford that day who failed to spot the fact that the ball crossed the line by at least half a yard and declined to award the goal, denying Spurs their first league win at Old Trafford since 1989.

NEWCASTLE UNITED vs ARSENAL - Diaby foolishness costs Gunners

Monday 9th April 2007

Newcastle should have had a late penalty as Diaby committed a rugby tackle-style foul on Onyewu in the area despite already having been warned by the referee seconds earlier.

The Right Result is a 1-0 victory for Newcastle United.

ASTON VILLA vs WIGAN ATHLETIC - The case for goal-line technology

Monday 9th April 2007

Patrik Berger was off-side when receiving the ball before crossing for Villa’s goal. On the other hand, Villa should have later been awarded a goal when Wigan keeper John Filan clawed the ball out from behind the goal-line.

The Right Result was a 1-1 draw.

Television Rights (and wrongs)

When it comes to rank bad decisions affecting football, awarding ITV ANYthing is firmly in the ‘West Ham winner at Blackburn’ column….

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The Right Result Golden Whistle Award 2006/7

The Right Result Golden Whistle Award will be presented at the end of each season to the Premier League referee who is adjudged to have had the best season of the men in black. This is based upon a balance of audience voting and Right Result statistics from the season. Here is the full list of Premier League referees for the 2006/07 season, so please cast your votes between now and the close of voting on Sunday 13th May.

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CHARLTON vs READING - Charlton’s point nearly thrown away by El Karkouri.

Monday 9th April 2007

Reading should have had a penalty when El Karkouri pushed Long in the area in the dying minutes of this nail-biting encounter at the Valley.
The Right Result was a 1-0 away victory for Reading.

MIDDLESBROUGH vs WATFORD - It could have been worse for Watford

Saturday 7th April 2007

Middlesbrough should have had a penalty when Tamas Priskin grabbed hold of Mark Viduka’s shirt.

The Right Result was a 5-1 victory for Middlesbrough.

PORTSMOUTH vs MANCHESTER UNITED - Reds denied a draw at Pompey

Saturday 7th April 2007

In the first shock result of the easter period, Pompey knocked the Red Devils out of their title stride, but Wayne Rooney had a goal wrongly ruled out for off-side in the first minute of the second half which would have salvaged Unitd a valuable point.

The Right Result was a 2-2 draw.