Even when he was not inside the stadium Mike Dean managed to make the game about him.
Roughly 25 miles away from Selhurst Park, at Stockley Park, Dean made the latest call which provided yet more ammunition for the anti-VAR brigade.
Leeds were left furious and baffled in equal measure when in-form Patrick Bamford had a first-half goal ruled out after he had the audacity to point to his teammate Mateusz Klich where he wanted the through ball to be played.
Dean determined that the top of Bamford's arm, a part of his body that he can score with, was offside.