In the important match against Newcastle in the 11th round of the Premier League last night, Arsenal suffered a 0-1 defeat. This result left the Gunners in third place with 24 points, 3 points behind the leader Man City.
Bein Sport's camera angle shows the ball did not completely cross the line.
After the match, Arsenal members were not satisfied with this defeat. The only goal they conceded created a heated debate on social media. The situation happened in the 63rd minute, Joe Willock tried to save the ball on the left touchline.
The player crossed the ball for Joelinton to compete for the ball in the air with Gabriel Magalhaes. Finally, Anthony Gordon received the ball and finished into an empty net for Arsenal.
This was a rather special play. The referee used VAR to determine three consecutive suspected fouls on Newcastle's side. VAR checked whether Joe Willock had received the ball out of bounds, whether Joelinton had fouled Gabriel and whether Anthony Gordon was offside?
This situation is quite similar to Mitoma's play in the match against Spain at the 2022 World Cup (Photo: Getty).
In particular, determining Joe Willock's situation is extremely complicated. Because, with the naked eye, no one can determine the accuracy. After the match, experts from BeIN Sports proved that the ball was still in the field.
This is a similar situation to Kaoru Mitoma's attempt to save the ball before crossing for Tanaka to score in the match between Japan and Spain at the 2022 World Cup. Although many people thought the ball was out of the field, the angle above confirmed that it was still a small part of the field.
VAR considers whether Joelinton fouled Gabriel (Screenshot).
Regarding Joelinton's situation, former player Gary Neville said that the Newcastle player only jumped naturally and did not commit a foul. Meanwhile, Sky Sports' camera angle showed that Anthony Gordon was not offside.
After the match, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was furious with the referee's decision. He said: "It was a disgrace. Obviously, it wasn't a goal. For more than one reason, it wasn't a goal.
VAR also determined whether Gordon was offside (Screenshot).
There are too many things on the line. I have been in this league for 20 years and it is not the image that is worthy of the best league in the world . I feel ashamed. I take responsibility for today's defeat but there are still many things that make me feel uneasy."
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