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Craig Pawson was right to book Fernandinho for a clear dive but was lucky to be given a second chance to award Raheem Sterling a penalty

It was a very good call by Craig Pawson to book Fernandinho — it was a clear dive.

Pawson did well to take a lead, unlike the more experienced Martin Atkinson on Friday night, who overlooked Andre Ayew’s theatrics at West Ham.

Huddersfield’s Rajiv van la Parra took a giant swing of his boot and you could say Fernandinho was taking evasive action, but he was making the most of what he saw as an opportunity and the official was correct in his swift action.

Huddersfieldu2019s Rajiv van la Parra took a giant swing of his boot as Fernandinho burst through
Huddersfield’s Rajiv van la Parra took a giant swing of his boot as Fernandinho burst through
You could say Fernandinho was taking evasive action, but he was making the most of it
You could say Fernandinho was taking evasive action, but he was making the most of it
The Brazilian also made a bid for 'Dive of 2017', he remains some way short of top spot
It proved to be a clear dive and Craig Pawson was right to book Fernandinho for diving

It was, however, a poor decision not to award Raheem Sterling a penalty in the first minute of the second half when he was brought down by the goalkeeper.