Howard Webb explains Moises Caicedo red card call in Tottenham vs Chelsea as VAR audio released

PGMOL chief Howard Webb has agreed with the decision made to not show Moises Caicedo a red card for a late challenge on Pape Matar Sarr during Tottenham's Premier League clash against Chelsea. While the Blues midfielder was penalised, he was not shown a caution with VAR also of the belief no further punishment was required.

Replays showed Caicedo caught Sarr on his shin but did not follow through with "excessive force". Despite that, Jamie Carragher was stunned to not see him sent off. "What? Have I missed something there? That is unbelievable. I don't like seeing people sent-off, but I was certain that was going to be a red card," he admitted on Sky Sports.

The VAR check was a rather quick one with officials at Stockley Park giving the same treatment to a foul by Dejan Kulusevski on Romeo Lavia. Replays showed he had been clipped on the back of the head by a stray elbow with the Chelsea midfielder later showing the damage left by Kulusevski.

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And now just a few days on from those incidents, the challenge by Caicedo was chosen to be covered by Sky Sports Match Officials Mic'd Up. The full VAR conversation has also been released with a surprisingly short review taking place.

Full transcript:

• AR1: Give a free-kick, give a free-kick. I don't think it's full stand-on-foot, I think it's partial, I don't think it's full.

• VAR: Comes into the tackle. Catches him and then goes down onto the floor. I don't think he goes through him with excessive force. I don't think there's any evidence for serious foul play.

Webb also offered his thoughts on the incident. "A yellow card should have been shown, in the end Caicedo received no disciplinary action for that action," he said. "I think his actions were reckless. For me it's not a red card. For me this is a situation where Caicedo goes to swing to kick a ball which is kicked away from him by Pape Sarr.

"That swinging action continues into the leg of Sarr. It comes off really quickly, slow motion can sometimes distort reality. For me that's reckless, not serious foul play because it's not excessive force, it doesn't endanger the safety of Pape Sarr.

"At full speed there's no real energy coming through his foot into the shin. It comes off really quickly so there's not an exertion of force through into an opponent's leg which would do the damage. It hits his leg and comes off quickly. For me, it should be a yellow card for a reckless action."