{"id":293178,"date":"2023-11-05T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293178"},"modified":"2023-11-05T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:54:11","slug":"arsenal-fans-furious-var-didnt-give-penalty-for-foul-on-nketiah-at-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/arsenal-fans-furious-var-didnt-give-penalty-for-foul-on-nketiah-at-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal fans furious VAR didn&#8217;t give penalty for &#8216;foul&#8217; on Nketiah at Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal supporters are the latest group to declare all out war against VAR following a series of controversial decisions during their 1-0 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p> Eddie Howe&apos;s team scratched the first tally in the Gunners&apos; Premier League L column this season courtesy of an Anthony Gordon winner mid-way through the second half at St James&apos; Park. The goal was allowed to stand after a lengthy VAR review swatted aside a hat-trick of reasons to rule it out, much to the frustration of Mikel Arteta who labelled the decision &quot;an absolute disgrace&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>But it wasn&apos;t the only point of contention. Flying slightly under the under was a first half penalty shout after Eddie Nketiah appeared to be dragged to the floor in the box by Toon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Mikel Arteta goes on epic rant over \u2018embarrassing\u2019 Newcastle goal after three VAR checks<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Technology proves Mikel Arteta has nothing to complain about over Newcastle goal<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fans on social media are convinced it was a stonewall spot kick but the situation wasn&apos;t even reviewed, at least not publicly. Taking to X, one supporter fumed: &quot;Eddie is quite literally getting pulled down with the ball right in front of him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &quot;Sky just ignored this in the first half, not a single replay or comment from either of the commentators and wasn\u2019t touched upon at half time.&quot; A third added: &quot;We got robbed. Completely robbed.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Should Arsenal have been awarded a penalty? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31365858.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot_14-copy.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Others, however, disagreed, with one fan commenting: &quot;Isn\u2019t Nketiah literally dragging the Newcastle player down or am I stupid?&quot; Another pointed out that neither the Arsenal forward, nor any his team-mates appealed for penalty, insisting: &quot;That says it all doesn&apos;t it? No pen.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Arteta slammed the match officials after the game in an extraordinary rant in which he suggested refereeing standards in the Premier League have never been lower. &quot;There&apos;s too much at stake here,&quot; he raged. &quot;We put so much effort [in], it&apos;s so difficult to compete at this level. It&apos;s an absolute disgrace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31314770.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_fm24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a winning approach on the tactics board, incorporating modern systems and positional innovations to deliver big victories on the pitch.<\/li>\n<li>Master the transfer market, using new ways to craft a dream squad capable of winning titles.<\/li>\n<li>Level up your players on the training field and turn your contenders into champions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a339.99 (PS5), \u00a340.49 (PC)<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I feel embarrassed. I&apos;ve been more than 20 years in this country and [the standard of refereeing] is no where near the level to describe this as the best league in the world.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The defeat means Arsenal missed the chance to leapfrog neighbours Tottenham, who are now the only undefeated team left in the Premier League, in the table. Manchester City&apos;s 6-1 thrashing of Bournemouth means they&apos;re top of the tree for now, though Spurs will go above them again with a win over Chelsea on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-fans-furious-var-didnt-31365755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal supporters are the latest group to declare all out war against VAR following a series of controversial decisions during<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal fans furious VAR didn&#039;t give penalty for &#039;foul&#039; on Nketiah at Newcastle - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/arsenal-fans-furious-var-didnt-give-penalty-for-foul-on-nketiah-at-newcastle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsenal fans furious VAR didn&#039;t give penalty for &#039;foul&#039; 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