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@WARRENG39 I didn't see the substitution in question, so this might not be the reason but looking at the stats for the game, Miles Lewis-Skelly's substitution took place at the same time as other subs. When multiple subs occur the countdown only starts when the final one has been indicated.

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@Bullens_Blue Yes but it wasn't a second yellow, as I've explained. That's also very clear from the laws.

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@Bullens_Blue But it wasn't a second cautionable offence. Because the only thing cautionable about it was that it was stopping a promising attack and it didn't stop a promising attack because the attack continued.

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@will46215 @Lukeee_16 @Cshad98 Allyson's challenge was reckless, which must still be cautioned, as playing advantage doesn't negate it being reckless.
Whereas playing advantage means a promising attack isn't stopped, so you don't need to caution for stopping a promising attack.

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@Cshad98 advantage being played, as the challenge was still reckless.

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@Cshad98 The offence by Tzollis was "stopping a promising attack" for which a caution can't be issued if advantage is played, as the promising attack was not stopped.
The cautionable offence by Allyson was a reckless challenge, for which a caution must still be issued, regardless of...

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@will46215 @Lukeee_16 @Cshad98 Law 12 Advantage "If the referee plays the advantage for an offence for which a caution ... would have been issued ... if the offence was interfering with or stopping a promising attack, the player is not cautioned."

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@simon3677 Not since 2016 for attempts to play the ball in the penalty area.

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@_Zeets For accidental handball to be an offence it has to be done by the goalscorer to score the goal or immediately prior to scoring. Maguire was not the goalscorer.

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@AdamJoseph "Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies ... an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball or a challenge for the ball"

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@Footballera0 No because in that case it would be deliberate handball, which is an offence regardless of who scores.
This was deemed to be "accidental handball", which is only penalisable if done by the goalscorer immediately prior to scoring, which is why this being an own goal matters.

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@CFCLeo27 @ryanadsett When there are multiple subs the 10 seconds starts when the final sub is indicated.

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@bgna3moreta "within ten seconds of the substitution board being shown". He only needs to go to the "nearest point on the boundary line" there's no requirement to go to the halfway line like he did. 10 seconds is easily enough to pop over the touchline or goal line from wherever on the pitch.

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@richierace @hbrooks_coach 10 seconds is more than enough time for a non-injured player to "leave by the nearest point on the boundary line" at any point of the match regardless of how tired they are.

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@Mono_CFC The only Luton substitution for after this was a double sub. When multiple subs are made the ten seconds starts after the last of the subs has been indicated.

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@centristdaddy @hbrooks_coach Injured players are exempt from the 10 seconds. 10 seconds is more than enough time for a non-injured player to "leave by the nearest point on the boundary line" as Welbeck should have done.

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@richierace @hbrooks_coach The relevant law in the Laws of the Game covers this.

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@Sogs1882 @hbrooks_coach retrieve a ball, a player swapping who takes the throw etc.

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@Sogs1882 @hbrooks_coach The referee starts the countdown when they feel the throw in "is being deliberately delayed". There is no defined starting point. Refs are encouraged to use verbally encourage speeding up first.
Typical triggers will be a player feigning to throw, a player taking too long to...

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@pgerry62 @hbrooks_coach "the substitute may enter the field of play only with the referee’s permission during the first stoppage after one minute has elapsed following the restart" IFAB Laws of the Game 26/27.