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Son Heung-Min's red card challenge on Rudiger analysed in Ref Watch

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Dermot Gallagher returns with Ref Watch, and says decisions made by VAR for Chelsea and Brighton were all correct. Read on to see why plus more from the weekend's action...

Tottenham 0-2 Chelsea

INCIDENT: Heung-Min Son is shown a red card after a VAR review of his challenge on Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger. Jose Mourinho was scathing in his view of the decision in his post-match press conference but did he have a point? Tottenham are appealing the decision.

VERDICT: Correct call, red card.

DERMOT SAYS: "For me, again, VAR has done a massive service to the game. He uses both boots and you can't do that. For me it's a red card. His boots [are] back and then suddenly, bang.

"To lift your boots up like that when you're on the floor, you've got to do that with a certain amount of force because you have to throw your body up. VAR was absolutely correct."

INCIDENT: Moussa Sissoko slides in on Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga during the first half and catches the Spaniard. Gary Neville said on commentary he was surprised it was not a red card.

VERDICT: Correct call.

DERMOT SAYS: "I'd have been surprised if it was, because I think the ball is there to be won, it's inevitable that there's going to be a collision. He got there a little bit late, but I don't think that's dangerous and I don't think that's going to seriously endanger the safety of an opponent.

"He's got to go for the ball. He actually catches him with his body, not with his boot, and Sissoko can't stop playing."