Premier League Referee disagrees with VAR and Stuart Attwell’s decision, says Arsenal were cheated, Anthony Gordon’s goal should have been Disallowed not about the ball crossing the line.
Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, was furious about the decision to permit Newcastle’s goal against his team during Saturday’s match.
The goal, scored by Anthony Gordon, was surrounded by several contentious incidents in the lead-up, and the game saw other heated moments.
Mark Clattenburg, a former Premier League referee, shared his assessment of these decisions for Mail Sport.
47 min: Bruno Guimaraes elbow
Correct decision not to send off
If Stuart Attwell had chosen to send off Bruno Guimaraes instead of Kai Havertz for his previous tackle, he would have risked losing the respect of the players. Bruno did not purposefully use his arm as a weapon; rather, he merely left it there. However, issuing a yellow card for the action would have been the appropriate decision.
64 min: Ball out of play
Correct decision:
The VAR did not have access to a camera angle that definitively showed whether the ball was out of play. Consequently, the decision made by the on-field officials had to be upheld due to the lack of conclusive evidence from the available camera angles.
64 min: Joelinton push
Incorrect decision
The entire goal seemed questionable, and if there was a time to disallow it, it was when Joelinton evidently pushed Gabriel.
64 min: Gordon offside
Correct decision:
Instances occur frequently where players obstruct the view of the cameras, making it impossible for VAR to draw clear lines and decisively rule out a goal for offside. Once more, the decision made by the on-field officials must stand due to the inability to conclusively determine the offside through video review.
36 min: Havertz tackle
Correct decision:
When reviewing it in slow-motion, people might argue that “he’s off the floor,” but in this case, there wasn’t sufficient contact from Havertz to warrant a red card.
When reviewing it in slow-motion, people might argue that “he’s off the floor,” but in this case, there wasn’t sufficient contact from Havertz to warrant a red card.