Not really enough of a difference to indicate bias. All it really suggests to me is that when we're chasing a game Pep makes fewer subs (so as to not disrupt the flow of the game) and the ball is in play more because we're stroking it around between the centre-circle and the edge of the area. Still wish they'd get rid of the rule altogether, though, and just start booking cheats instead.
Just had a look at a match reply, whistle sounded at 97.07 but Stones was only down for a maximum 30 seconds during injury time and KDB kicking the ball a few yards down the touchline resulted in about a five second delay. Not sure where the ref found another 30 seconds to add on but Bournemouth were desperately trying for an equalizer! Interestingly the ball was in play for just under four minutes of those seven, the rest of the time was when the ball went out of play for three goal kicks, some thrown ins and waiting for free kicks to be taken. As a rule our games have more time with the ball in play than any other despite all the time wasting by other teams and this is because we quite often keep the ball for a couple of minutes before the other team win it back and then we win it back quickly. However because of this teams waste time which rarely gets added on at the end like it does for other teams. We seem to get little added on if we are winning comfortably or losing. When we are hanging on by a goal there appears to be more than is justified.
Actually, based on 15 games stretching over a 3 month period
And yet the part you selectively quote edits out the observation that teams who need a goal to get a result against us get 30% more time added than when we are looking for a goal to win the game. Which is plainly enough to indicate the possibility of bias, but plainly not enough to prove the existence of bias
