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RESULTS: Dermot Gallagher analyses your top five rule changes in football
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Former top-flight official Dermot Gallagher offers his expert opinion on the rule changes you suggested during Sky Sportsā Support the Ref week.
Are offsides an unnecessary nuisance? Should players really be booked for taking their shirt off? And who exactly should be allowed to complain to the referee?
As part of our Support the Ref campaign last month, we wanted to hear from you about the future of refereeing and rules in football.
We then collated 13 of your ideas - which varied from sin bins to diving bans - and put them to a vote.
Here, we reveal the top five rule changes you would most like to see, with Gallagher determining whether they could realistically be implementedā¦
Scroll down to see how all 13 rule changes fared in the vote
Suggestion: Players can be banned for diving in the aftermath of a game
Dermot says: This is something Iām really in favour of because I donāt like seeing it in football. In my opinion, three people should meet every Monday and if they decide 3-0 in favour that someone has dived, then that player should get a two-match ban. If it comes up a second time it should be a four-match ban and a third time should be a 10-match ban.
People would say 10 matches is outrageous, but if a guy has already missed six matches, then heās not listening. I donāt think it would get that far, I think the first ban would sort it out.
Suggestion: Only the captain can speak to the referee to contest a decision
Dermot says: Weāve gone a long way towards that already, in the sense that the captain is spoken to by the referee when they come in with the teamsheets. So that starts the communication process.
If thereās a big decision captains liaise with the referee and transfer information across.
When a player is yellow carded we see the captain called over and they are given a public rebuke in front of the captain. The ref uses him as a way of diffusing the situation.
Suggestion: No more bookings for a player taking his shirt off or going into the crowd while celebrating
Dermot says: It is what it is. Itās what weāre stuck with whether we like it or not. I remember that it was always difficult when they were already on a yellow card and did that. I remember Chris Foy sent off Arjen Robben against Sunderland - you become the evil pantomime figure.
This rule is a mandatory rule. This is not subjective, there is no leeway.
Suggestion: The referee wears a microphone or body camera so discussions with players are recorded and made public
Dermot says: What the referee and the player communicate on the pitch should stay on the pitch. I think itās a workplace where a referee is dealing with discipline or a decision he has made. I think that should stay private.
Suggestion: Managers have three chances per game to send a decision to a video referral
Dermot says: Definitely no. I think it would be used as a tactic. You would just take chances to break up the play. If a penalty is given towards the end of the day, even if you think it is a penalty, you would challenge it just so that it delays the player taking it.
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Six clubs Luke Shaw could join if Manchester United axe him in the summer
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He was once the most expensive teenager in football, now Luke Shaw looks set to depart Manchester United with a whimper.
Shaw failed to make the squad for this weekendās goalless draw with West Brom before boss Jose Mourinho made a damning assessment of the defender.
United chief Mourinho accused him of being āa long way behindā other players in the squad in a fight for a place on the bench and ācannot compare the way he trains and commits, the focus, the ambitionā.
The England manās last appearance in a Red shirt came at the beginning of March when he was handed a surprise start against Bournemouth.
But despite earning a seven minute cameo for the Three Lions against Germany last week - his seventh international cap - Shaw has only managed 15 outings for the Red Devils this season.
The left-back will now be hankering for a quick summer move to free himself from Mourinho, although the Portuguese may yet do a dramatic U-turn and put his faith in Shaw, but if he does not, where could the young defender end up?
Here are six possible destinations for the 21-year-oldā¦
A return to where he played his best football could be the best remedy to save Shawās career.
Shaw joined the Saintsā academy aged eight before progressing through the age groups to become yet another player bred for stardom on the South Coast - following Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlin et al.
He played 67 times for Southampton around and returning to somewhere he was loved could be the way to bring his form back.
The worry for Shaw is his departure has laid the trail for Matt Targett and Sam McQueen who are highly-rated home growns - and even if he can top them he will still have to fight off Ryan Bertrand.
Eddie Howe has reinvigorated Jack Wilshereās dwindling career and solved his injury jinx, why couldnāt he do that to Shaw?
There are huge similarities between Wilshere and Shaw. Both slung into international football early, both have suffered their fair share of injuries and both have found game time at their top four clubs tough to nail down.
Howe has a way of getting the best of out players who want his help and his methods could be perfect for Shaw.
Again it is back to a slice of the country where Shaw knows like the back of his hand as well which is only another bonus.
Going out the limelight like Wilshere could be great idea but at his part of his lifespan as a professional footballer he might want more than relegation worries.
United will want to recoup all of the Ā£30m they spent to sign Shaw from Saints in June 2014.
The most likely place to get that money back at the moment is the money bags in the Chinese Premier League.
A player with the stature and youthfulness as Shaw could be exactly what the young league needs to grow its brand and prove they are looking for the future.
But would party fan Shaw want to move to the isolated communist state? Probably not.
Shaw rejected the Blues to join United two and a half years ago. They were keen on him then and would definitely look again.
A wing-back role might be great for Shaw, more in line with the attacking impetus he was so good at when with Saints.
Antonio Conteās men are waltzing towards the title so bringing in a risk like Shaw would seem strange, but the left flank could do with being beefed up with not a lot behind Marcos Alonso.
Shaw might have played his best football for Saints, but it was almost exclusively down to Mauricio Pochettino how well he did.
The exciting forward thinking brand of football by the Argentine got the best out of Shaw and made him worth more than nearly every other teen in history, except teammate Anthony Martial.
Danny Rose is arguably the best full-back in the Premier League, so he might have to get used to sitting on the bench at Wembley if he was to move to Spurs for next season.
James Milner has been shoehorned into Kloppās team for too long, and Shaw is the antidote.
All the stars align to make this is a great move for all parties, with Shaw likely getting the Champions League football he craves.
But would Mourinho sell one of his assets to a neighbour and massive rival? He has previous when he let Juan Mata go to Old Trafford when Chelsea boss.
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Power Rankings: Leicester Cityās Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez & Wilfried Ndidi in top 10
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Leicester City dominate the Power Rankings top 10 just six weeks after sacking Claudio Ranieri - but Crystal Palace 'keeper Wayne Hennessey tops the chart this week.
The Wales stopper made 10 saves during the Eaglesā heroic 2-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday, having kept three successive clean sheets before the weekend.
Team-mate Wilfried Zaha (No 7, up 24 places) levelled the scores at Stamford Bridge before Christian Benteke (No 14, up 74 places) sealed three points for Sam Allardyceās men.
Three Leicester players made the top 10 for the first time this season, with Wilfried Ndidi landing the No 2 spot after his stunning long-range opener during the Foxesā 2-0 over Stoke.
Jamie Vardy (No 4, up five places) scored his fourth league goal in as many games with another wonder strike from a Danny Simpson (No 11, up 83 places) cross, while Riyad Mahrez (No 5, down two places) was also among the top performers this week.
Liverpool winger Sadio Mane (No 10, up one place) opened the scoring during Liverpoolās 3-1 win over Merseyside rivals Everton on Saturday but suffered a knee injury on the hour mark.
Philippe Coutinho (No 8, up 35 places) regained the Redsā lead after Matthew Pennington had equalised for the Toffees on his debut before Maneās replacement Divock Origi struck a third to ensure victory.
The Power Rankings methodology reflects a playerās performance by awarding points to players for 32 different matchday stats.
Below, we present this weekās Power Rankings, your clubās top points scorer and the accumulative season rankings.
The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every Tuesday during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big moversā¦
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Saints head into the next round of fixtures in tenth position in the Premier League, but the six teams below them are each within three points.
The last of those is Palace, who are up to 16th in the table after winning four in a row, including Saturdayās shock 2-1 victory at leaders Chelsea.
"Itās another big game,ā said Romeu. "Now we are very tight in the table and winning or losing makes a big difference.
"We just want to get points and create a gap between ourselves and the teams underneath in the lower part of the table. To get that we need to win games.ā
Reflecting on Saturdayās 0-0 home draw with Bournemouth, the midfielder told reporters: "I think the only thing that we could a little bit regret was going in to half time with the score 0-0.
"I think we had many chances in the first half, we played good football but in the second, they had more. They played more aggressive, created more chances and we can be happy with a draw.
"I wouldnāt say it was bad game from us. I think the team played well and I think the first half was good. We had some good chances ā the only thing we didnāt put the ball in the back of the net.
āBeing honest we should go one or two ahead in the first half and thought would have given us much more space in the second half. That didnāt happen so we had to change the game in the second half.ā
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Revealed: Premier League teams caught offside the most this season
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There has been plenty of talk about offsides in the last few weeks.
First, France v Spain saw video technology reverse two decisions, which helped the latter win 2-0, ignite a debate about its further use.
And at the weekend, Stoke City star Marko Arnautovic had a goal ruled out when officials, despite appearing to be onside, deemed him offside.
But which Premier League teams are caught offside the most? Click the right arrow above to find outā¦
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Where do the Premier League teams rank in No of headed goals scored?
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Arsenal certainly havenāt been head and shoulders above everyone in the Premier League this season, but at least in one statistic they have something to jump about for.
The Gunners earned a 2-2 draw at home to top-four rivals Manchester City on Sunday courtesy of Shkodran Mustafiās second-half header.
That goal was Arsenalās 14th of the season from a header - a league-leading figure with West Brom.
Arsenalās headed tally is perhaps a surprising one with Arsene Wengerās side renowned for their intricate play on the ground rather than crosses into the box.
However, 24 per cent of their 58 league goals have come from headers - indicating a change in approach from the north London outfit.
Wengerās side has also been criticised for their inability to defend aerial threats on goal too - and that sharply came into focus during last monthās 3-1 defeat at West Brom.
The Baggiesā win at the Hawthorns that day saw two headed goals scored by defender Craig Dawson - with the manner of his latter one seeing Arsenalās zonal marking lambasted by many.
With Tony Pulisā side earning a 0-0 draw at Manchester United on Saturday, they are yet to add to their tally of 14 headed goals.
West Bromās percentage of headed goals is higher than Arsenalās though at 36 per cent (14 from 39 goals).
Swansea and West Ham are the next best on this list with 11 headed goals apiece.
With both teams having a large targetman up front in Fernando Llorente and Andy Carroll - this is perhaps no surprise too. Despite the physical presence of Carroll though, West Hamās main contributor to this tally is Michail Antonio who has scored six of those.
Crystal Palace, Everton and Liverpool (all 10) are the only other teams to be in double figures with Manchester United (9) one headed goal shy of joining them.
Despite Chelsea seemingly running away with the Premier League title, only five of their 60 goals have come via headers - representing just an eight per cent figure.
Their first came in December with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace, courtesy of Diego Costa.
The Bluesā tally of five is the 14th best in the league with Stoke (4), Hull, Manchester City and Southampton (all 3), as well as Burnley (2) below them.
However, all of those teams are kept off the bottom spot by Sunderland.
The Black Cats, who are rooted to 20th in the actual league table, are yet to score a headed goal in their 29 games played so far.
But with Sunderland only scoring 24 times this season, supporters will take any goal - regardless of how it comes.
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Tickets for Southamptonās Premier League trip to face Chelsea have now sold out.
Saints head to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 25th April for a 7.45pm BST kick-off.
A total of 1,512 Southampton fans are set to make the trip, as Claude Puelās side hope to replicate the 3-1 win that the team enjoyed there last season.
Supporters have benefited from main club sponsor Virgin Media subsidising tickets for the match, with all prices having been just Ā£20 for the game.
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Press conference (Part One): Puel previews Palace
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Top 20 football clubs in the UK ranked by highest attendance so far this season in all competitions
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Which clubs have had the biggest attendances so far this season? Find out as we count down the top 20 in the slideshow above.
West Ham are in their first season at the London Stadium, while Tottenham are poised to move from White Hart Lane as their new ground development continues just next door.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are playing at a newly expanded Anfield, after the redevelopment of the main stand, and Chelsea and Everton are pushing ahead with plans to move stadium.
All of which is evidence of the continuing popularity of football in the UK ā take a look at the gallery above to find out which clubs have clocked up the highest attendance figures so far this campaign.
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Puel calls for a clinical edge
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Saints were frustrated by AFC Bournemouth in a goalless draw at St Maryās, after creating a number of first-half opportunities.
And Puel is expecting another battle against Sam Allardyceās men, who are fresh off the back of an away win at league leaders Chelsea.
āItās important now to try to have good results. Itās important now to find a good balance, to find a clinical edge because we havenāt scored in the last game,ā Puel said.
āThereās a good spirit in the team, we try to play good football and these three games, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and West Brom are all difficult.
āThey are all direct opponents who are with confidence after good recent results. Crystal Palace have won their last games including the win over Chelsea.
āItās important we have a good focus and concentration about this strong team. They are physical and good on the counter-attack.
āWe need to give a good response on Wednesday.ā
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Cherries want to sign Wilshere permanently
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Eddie Howe remains determined to sign Jack Wilshere on a permanent basis despite relegating the midfielder to Bournemouthās substitutes.
Despite his arrival on loan from Arsenal last summer being considered a significant coup, he has started the past four games on the bench and was left out of the most recent England squad.
However Howe, tipped in some quarters as a potential future manager of the national team, still hopes to sign Wilshere at the end of the season and could recall him at Liverpool on Wednesday after Andrew Surman suffered a knee injury in Saturdayās 0-0 draw at Southampton.
āIāve always said, āWe love Jack, we would love to sign himā,ā said Howe, 39. "But that decision will rest with Arsenal, with Jack, with other people: itās out of our hands. And Jack may well see his future elsewhere.
"He did say as soon as he came to us that heād totally commit to us for the season, and then in the summer sort out of his future.
"Thereās so many variables, thereās so many things that can change, itās not the right time. Weāve got to concentrate on results and the games weāve got coming up.
"Jack obviously wouldnāt want to start from the bench, heād want to be playing, but since the Manchester United game - he felt his ankle against Manchester City - the teamās done very well, and itās very difficult to take either centre-forward out.
āWhat he has done when heās come on is showed heās got a great attitude; heās trained so well, and thatās reflected when heās come on the pitch, heās been outstanding. He really was the defining factor in us gaining total control (against Southampton).ā
Wilshere, 25, has been joined on the bench by Ā£15million club-record signing Jordon Ibe, and Irelandās Harry Arter, who will also be in contention to replace Surman.
āWeāve got real competition in that position,ā the manager said. "Itās probably the area of the team where Iāve got an array of options. Youāve seen Harry Arter come off the bench: heās been outstanding for us this season. Youāve got Jack; Dan Goslingās done very well for us in recent weeks "(Wilshereās) been an outstanding professional. And I canāt speak highly enough of him, as a player and as a person. If you look at Jackās season overall, thereās massive, massive positives.
āHeās played so many games, a lot of 90 minutes: this is just a little spell where heās been out of the team but heās still coming on to great effect. Overall heās stayed fit: it has to be a huge positive for him, this season.ā
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Predict The Score: Saints vs Palace
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Weāve got a Saints shirt signed by the first-team squad to give away in our latest Predict The Score competition.
To be in with a chance to win, all you need to do is click here and then submit your guess for the result and first scorer in Wednesdayās home game against Crystal Palace.
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Puel gives Gabbiadini fitness update
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CLAUDE Puel has confirmed that Manolo Gabbiadini is out of the Crystal Palace game at St Maryās on Wednesday night.
The Italian striker, who has scored six goals in his first five Saints appearances since a Ā£14.6m January move from Napoli, remains sidelined with a groin injury he picked up at Tottenham just over two weeks ago.
Puel had hoped the 25-year-old would be back for the Palace match, but will now be monitoring him ahead of the visit to West Brom on Saturday.
Along with Saintsā long-term absentees, Puel stated that Sofiane Boufal is a doubt for the Eagles clash after picking a muscle injury in training.
āI donāt know if Sofiane Boufal will be available (against Palace) because of something he picked up in training in his muscle,ā the boss said.
āGabbiadini is not available for this game, but we will see with the next game against West Bromwich.ā
He added: "He (Gabbiadini) has started to run but cannot, for the moment, make training sessions with the squad.
"I donāt know, we will see this, I hope (he can be back) the next week and if he cannot participate and stay available, we will wait for the next game against Manchester City.
āHe is now an important player for us but for now I prefer speaking about Jay or Shane because now they are the important players for us.ā
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