I an surprised MOTD didn't mention Cazorla.

[Pat Vegas]

Agreed, but he was hardly interfering with play...

I like that Hull seems to be in a time warp.
'same old Arsenal always cheating'

Haven't heard that for a while.

[Ash]

Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity by a deliberate handball offence the player is sent off wherever the
offence occurs.

Well, I reckon that no goal or goal-scoring opportunity was denied, so he shouldn't have been sent off.

[eastgermanautos]

Other unrelated observations I have.

Coq gets into tremendous scoring positions by making very well timed runs.
Unfortunately it shouldn't be him doing this.

as much praise as Cech gets I am not 100% convinced. I wonder if Ospina would give away that pen. Who knows.

Xhaka looks a bit like Ronaldo.

You right! Very Ronaldo-esque. What's weird is that he has a brother, and his brother is like six inches shorter than him. Fed red bull when he was a baby, no doubt.

[Pat Vegas]

Well, I reckon that no goal or goal-scoring opportunity was denied, so he shouldn't have been sent off.

It was a Coqblock.

So it wasn't going in.

[IUFG]

It is a ****ing ****hole, f.

The area around the stadium and the walk back to the station makes St Thomas's Road look like Belgravia by way of comparison.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity by a deliberate handball offence the player is sent off wherever the
offence occurs.

Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own
penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offending player is cautioned unless:
• The offence is holding, pulling or pushing or
• The offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is no
possibility for the player making the challenge to play the ball or
• The offence is one which is punishable by a red card wherever it occurs on
the field of play (e.g. serious foul play, violent conduct etc.)

In all the above circumstances the player is sent off.

The following must be considered:
• distance between the offence and the goal
• general direction of the play
• likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
• location and number of defenders

Nobody is taking into account the new law changes this year

http://resources.thefa.com/images/ft...N_2016_839.pdf

Number 4 - So denying a goalscoring opportunity CAN be downgraded to a yellow when a penalty is given. But it must still be a red if it is for handball. It's all very clear now.