Did they? I thought it just bounced off someone to him.
The bottom line is that it almost certainly stopped Villa winning, and going top of the league - so definitely a very GOOD call.
They SHOULD have cleared it, but they didn’t. The PGMOL measure of when they are deemed to have full control (and thus the attacking phase is over) is when a defender successfully completes a pass to a teammate. Because Baldock’s (terrible) pass was intercepted, that is not deemed the case. I...
I do surprise myself sometimes - I knew I REALLY dislike Villa - but not quite how much, until I found myself celebrating that Sheffield United goal like an Albion winner.
Nah. You can argue about processes and phases all you like, but the bottom line is that Ramsey DID pull the keeper back by one arm, which stopped him coming for the cross. You can’t get that annoyed that the officials - by whatever process - see it, and give it.