FA Cup 2016/17: Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur, 5 talking points

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22:  Nemanja Matic of Chelsea celebrates with team mates and David Luiz after he scores his sides fourth goal during The Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2017 in London, England.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Chelsea celebrate at Wembley after routing Spurs to make it to the finals of the FA Cup

#3 Poor refereeing on display...again!

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22:  Tottenham Hotspur players protest to Martin Atkinson after he awards Chelsea a penalty during The Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2017 in London, England.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
It was not the best of nights for Atkinson at Wembley
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There was more than one cause for complaint with respect to officiating, with referee Martin Atkinson not doing himself any favours with either set of fans with some absurd calls (or the lack of it).

With the game evenly poised in the first half, Hugo Lloris should have been sent off for handling the ball outside of his area. The Spurs keeper came running outside the box but lost control of the ball while on the ground. He was lucky enough to play on though, as the referee and assistant both seemed to miss an obvious (and intentional) error from the Frenchman.

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The game was still one goal apiece when Chelsea got a penalty for Son’s tackle on Moses. Replays showed that the Chelsea wingback had dived before contact was made, making the most of the situation. It obviously did not help Son’s cause that he had gone to ground and made an attempt to play the ball, making it look like he was disrupting Moses’ run.

Earlier, Dele Alli could (and should) have been booked for a rash challenge on Luiz. The Brazilian defender lay on the ground after making a tackle and the Spurs youngster appeared to shorten his stride and landed his studs on Luiz’s ankle.

These were the most glaring of mistakes by referee Atkinson, who also dished out free kicks and cards at will and in no consistent fashion for fouls committed.

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