INJURIES in the Premier League made news a couple of Saturdays ago, but in differing ways.

First was when Jeffery Schlupp of Crystal Palace was injured on his opponents' goal line.

He finished up lying outside the field of play where the team’s physio could have treated him.

However, as the ball made its way up field into his own team’s half he rolled back onto the pitch. He waved his arms to attract the referee’s attention.

In the second incident, Christian Kabasele of Watford was hobbling with cramp in his own half when Bournemouth attacked.

He then surreally simply lay down. Presumably both players hoped that the referee would stop play so they could receive treatment, which also would have disrupted their opponents’ attack.

Neither referee stopped play, in accordance with the Laws of the Game, which say quite clearly, ‘the referee allows play to continue until the ball is out of play, if a player is only slightly injured.’ The complaint from Sam Allardyce that the referee should have stopped play to allow him to substitute Schlupp is frankly ridiculous.

Sometimes referees can’t be sure how bad an injury is, particularly with the amount of ‘play acting’ which goes on today.

Some referees take the view a player writhing about noisily probably won’t be seriously injured; more concern are those who are quiet and not moving.

The other notable injury incident was much more serious.

Ryan Mason of Hull City clashed heads with Chelsea’s Gary Cahill when they jumped up to head the same ball.

Head injuries always call for an immediate stoppage.

Later the club announced Mason had suffered a cracked skull and they praised the medical staff who attended him and both sets of supporters for their sympathetic applause as he was carried off on a stretcher.

The referee also acted brilliantly, promptly stopping the game and immediately waving on the medical staff. I thought I would mention that as no-one else did.