- The 40-year-old grew to become the primary girl to referee a Premier League recreation
- She took cost of the Clarets’ beautiful away win over Fulham on Saturday
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Top-flight referee Rebecca Welch acquired prime marks from soccer followers after turning into the primary girl to officiate a Premier League recreation.
The 40-year-old took cost of Burnley‘s 2-0 win towards Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday, having already written her identify into the historical past books by turning into the primary girl to work as fourth official at a Premier League match in November.
Welch’s international status as one of the vital promising officers in each the women and men’s recreation was solely bolstered by her efficiency within the center as targets from Wilson Odobert and Sander Berge secured a significant away win for Vincent Kompany‘s aspect.
As referees have come underneath rising criticism, followers on social media have been eager to spotlight the faultless show that some claimed was the perfect of the season.
‘Rebecca Welch was very good at this time!’ Wrote one fan on X, previously Twitter. ‘Let the sport move and allowed an actual aggressive recreation of soccer.’
Welch led each groups out at Craven Cottage forward of Fulham’s match towards Burnley
Fans took to social media to laud the referee’s efficiency in the midst of Saturday’s recreation
‘Rebecca Welch has been the perfect ref I’ve seen thus far this season.’ Said one other ‘Allowed the sport to move and was fairly nameless. Massive win for the mighty clarets. Odobert, Tressor, Berge and Trafford have been excellent.’
A 3rd wrote: ‘A phrase too for Rebecca Welch. Excellent job as the primary feminine to referee a Premier League recreation. Job effectively carried out.’
Welch was additionally the primary girl to officiate an EFL fixture two-years in the past and adopted that as the primary to take cost of a males’s FA Cup fixture in January final 12 months.
Her involvement overlaying the Clarets’ newest top-flight conflict coincides with a interval of improved variety throughout the PGMOL underneath Howard Webb’s reign.
It wasn’t all reward for the official, with one fan claiming she benefited from a fairly quiet recreation
‘Huge congrats to Rebecca Welch, the primary girl referee within the Premier League! Solid debut, however with each Fulham fan jokingly blaming her for the crew’s efficiency, she’s already becoming proper in!’ Noted one other.
However, there have been some detractors, as one fan believed she benefited from a scarcity of controversy within the match.
‘Rebecca Welch did not wish to decide at this time.’ They wrote. ‘She wished to attend for VAR for something controversial, waved away quite a lot of poor challenges, and refused to e-book any Burnley gamers for time losing/kicking the ball away. She’s fortunate nothing overly controversial occurred.’