Despite some errors referees are helping increase enjoyment of Premier League

'We've completed round five of this season's Premier League and so far I think we've seen really positive officiating.

- Chris Foy

There have been one or two key errors but we're talking about 50 Premier League games, every one high octane. They are there to be enjoyed and right now referees are playing the part. Let's hope that continues.

Even one of the major talking points from the weekend was not a wrong decision in terms of the laws but a question of how to manage it. That is a reference to Darren England's booking of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for taking a quick free-kick in the Merseyside derby, a decision that apparently baffled Jack Grealish. It's one that is worth looking at.

What you find with free-kicks is that normally in the defensive third or the middle of the park, teams want to play. So the ball is put down and, provided it is not moving, away we go. In and around the penalty area with attacking free-kicks, players want more ceremonial stuff. They want it stopped. They want to set the wall up. They want to be in the right position.