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  1.  Solskjaer still has questions to answer, like why was the first 45 minutes against West Brom so sluggish? Why were both Nemanja Matic and Fred needed in midfield against a team who haven't won all season and what does Donny van de Beek have to do to get a game?Solskjaer can point to the performance of goalkeeper Sam Johnstone as one of the reasons why the scoreline wasn't more comfortable after the former United academy graduate made two fine saves from Anthony Martial and another from Marcus Rashford. He saved Fernandes' first attempt at the penalty, too, only for video referee Peter Bankes to notice he had left his line early, giving the Portuguese midfielder a second chance to make amends.
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  3.  The opening half of play was so easy at times for Chelsea that the game almost resembled a training match. This appeared to breed some complacency within the Blues' XI as in the second period, Newcastle grew in confidence and very nearly got back on level terms. However, Frank Lampard's side wouldn't have been in such a position if his players had their shooting boots on. https://www.nxtkr.com Werner, Abraham and Kurt Zouma all missed excellent chances to score, which presented the Magpies with a way back into the game, despite being very poor for the vast majority.7 -- with a couple of first-team regulars absent due to injury or lack of match fitness, Lampard opted to bring the likes of Antonio Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic back into the fold. Both did relatively well, though it was the players around them that really impressed.
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  5.  UEFA's chief refereeing officer is Roberto Rosetti, and he is also the chairman of the IFAB Referees' Committee and sits on the IFAB Technical Subcommittee, so it will come as no surprise that the handball law has been strictly applied in UEFA competitions.Before 2018, the frequency of handball penalties was around the same as in the top leagues, but after the World Cup the number of spot kicks doubled.
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  7.  But this isn't only about handball, as 187 penalties were awarded in Serie A last season, 65 more than in 2018-19, with handball accounting for almost a third. It meant that roughly half of all games in the Italian top flight saw a penalty.
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  9.  Bayern Munich were gifted an early lead at FC Cologne on Oct. 31, when Serge Gnabry headed the ball onto Marius Wolf's arm. Thomas Muller scored from the spot and Bayern went on to win 2-1.As in La Liga, the most controversial decision came when a penalty was not awarded.
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