Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has issued his thoughts on the controversial Moises Caicedo foul which many believed should have been a red card. The Chelsea midfielder caught Pape Matar Sarr on the shin with his studs up but did not receive a booking for the offence.

Jamie Carragher, on co-commentary for Sky Sports, was left bemused as to why Caicedo was not sent off. He said: "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. They've got away with a huge one there."

In the wake of the incident, the Premier League Match Centre on X wrote: "VAR checked for a potential red card following a challenge by Caicedo on Sarr and confirmed the referee’s call of no serious foul play. Peter Drury added that VAR believed the challenged lacked 'excessive force".

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Despite Carragher being left in shock, Gallagher disagreed with the former Liverpool defender. "I think it's a yellow card, I can understand why Jamie Carragher thinks it's a red," he admitted on Sky Sports' Ref Watch.

"I think he goes down, puts his foot into the ground, and doesn't go through it - that's what saves him. If he catches him half-way up the shin, he's going to get a red card. What everybody's looking for now is intensity.

"Has he got it, has he got the momentum, has he gone through it. His boot comes down on the pitch, rather than his shin. That's what saves him."

Sue Smith and Stephen Warnock were also on the show, with the former of the complete opposite opinion. "I'm really surprised it wasn't a red card," Smith said.

"I thought he went with quite a bit of intensity. It looked quite aggressive, and he connects high and scrapes down. I thought they were going to review it and he'd be sent off."