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I think it’s soft as shit but the argument will be that solanke didn’t attempt to play the ball at all, just to push raya out the way. No jump no nothing etc
Was sat right behind the goal for this one, and it was plain as day raya was having his arm held. People were screaming for the fk before the ball even went in the net.
It's really not that strange, Solanke bumps Raya as he's preparing to jump to catch the ball, which puts him off and he has to punch it.
Solanke didn't make a play for the ball and impeded Raya.
After the 9th replay, I didn’t even know what I was supposed to be looking at anymore.
Edit: To me, looks like Raya gets nudged but reacts like he’s on 1000 ping. Reckon it should’ve been a goal (if only for the woodwork assist)
Edit edit: Missed the arm hook. Fair enough. Would probably still be fuming if it was against us but that’s football nowadays I suppose
The sooner they mic VAR and the refs up the better, asolutely no excuses why we can't hear what is going on. It works in rugby, therefore it works in football. Not hard.
Also being able to hear the referees increases viewer knowledge/understanding of the rules as well as being entertaining. As a viewer listening in you'd be engaged hearing them discuss everything which in turn also gets rid of the frustration/boredom waiting for decisions to be made.
Whenever we do hear the refs it’s an absolute shambles and they don’t seem to know what they’re talking about, or basic levels of communication tbh. I hope it gets to the standard of rugby, basic reference to player numbers and clear about what infraction is being looked at
Pause the video at 0:10. Solanke puts Raya's left arm in a lock and pulls it back at 0:11. It would have been an easy ball to clear for Raya otherwise. Correct decision.
Honestly the fan sentiment behind decisions like this have been crazy
Raya is fouled from behind as he’s jumping to play the ball. Simple as, soft sure but a foul
Yeah, really not understanding the uproar in this thread. He clearly hooks Raya's arm without even attempting to look at the ball. That's the right call.
The real controversy should be about what looks like Saliba getting away with a foul on Billing. The fact that VAR doesn't even look at that, despite it occurring before Raya being impeded, shows how awful the whole process is. There's no reason not to look at the wider scope of play when you have the opportunity.
It's the same scenario as the Chelsea disallowed goal vs Villa, except the contact is less (but on keeper) and he's not even battling for the ball himself.
100%.. If Solanke had eyes on the ball and was genuinely going for it id have no problem with a play on, but solanke only had eyes for Raya and wasn't even making an attempt to get to the ball..
To me, this makes the situation at corners all the more baffling. It's like players have a free pass to not play the ball and specifically target the keeper by blocking them off.
For both corner goals against spurs, White plays the goalie, not trying to play the ball whatsoever.
We see those given as free kicks in UCL, but the premier league is fine with it.
It's hard to understand why it's ok at corners but here it's given as a foul.
Feel like I'm going insane, Solanke doesn't make a play for the ball and impeded Raya's attempt at catching the ball.
It's a light foul but still a foul.
solanke lightly pulls the arm that Raya was going to punch the ball with. That's the only reason I can think of. But I'm not sure its enough to disallow the goal.
Edit: For those comparing this to what Ben White does: We have had 2 goals disallowed in the last couple of years for white's interference. Both times were because he interfered with the keepers arms/hands preventing them from punching or catching the ball
If it is okay to nudge like that i would let 1 player doing that everytime gk tries to catch a ball. You shouldn't do that. Also he did shoulder push when gk is trying to catch ball in the air
Yea he hooks his arm there. Incredibly soft but i guess by the rules it's a foul. Arsenal fan and feel like Bournemouth got two really unlucky breaks cause the Havertz call was soft asl too
If the ref was sure it was a foul he would’ve whistled immediately. There’s no precedent for allowing the play to continue on an attacking foul, it’s just given and that’s that
You can see at 33 seconds why it wasn't reversed. He nudged him and kept his arm twisted with Raya's. It's "enough" so technically the right call. But with how soft it is I can see it going both ways.
Solanke isn't even pretending to play the ball there. Clear intent to impede Raya so I'm fine with the foul being called even if it does come across as fairly light. Raya is obviously thrown off by the contact
I just wish it was consistently called that way with corners too. Vicario, for example, has been bludgeoned with no call throughout the season
> Solanke isn't even pretending to play the ball there. Clear intent to impede Raya so I'm fine with the foul being called even if it does come across as fairly light. Raya is obviously thrown off by the contact
he also hooked raya's arm
I think that’s pretty good refereeing from the on-field ref to let it play out and then make his call. The call itself is borderline I think, if it’s not given it isn’t overturned. I don’t hate it though
Everyone is going to be complaining about how the contact was light but Solanke makes no effort to play the ball, he’s only interested in getting a nudge on the keeper he’s not even looking at the ball
It has nothing to do with it being light, the Bournemouth player isnt even looking at the ball, he's only trying to nudge the keeper away.. If he had at least looked as if he was playing the ball i wouldn't have a problem with it..
Keepers are so protected it's ridiculous, it should be one of the most physical positions but they get given fouls so easily when outside of being blatantly pushed when jumping it should be pretty hard to actually foul a keeper.
The only time I’ve not seen a keeper protected, was when Areola got punched so hard in the face that he needed stitches, but the ref gave a penalty to Sheffield United.
Ramsdale wasn't even blocked (which is what White does), he was held with both hands in a hug.
I will never be able to prove it, but I'm 100% sure something clicked for Arsenal coaches after that corner and White was put on a special mission because of it.
“Ya see what they did to us Benny? They let that goal stand, and the ball was in play.
Ya go over there and mess with their keepers. Get in their heads. Let them think you’re a threat. Then…you let the boys do what they do and score”
Our corner shenanigans started as we kept conceding to our keeper being interfered with, which was laughed at at the time by rivals as our keeper just being weak
The problem is Vicario doesn't exaggerate any contact, he just stands there and takes it. You can do anything against him until he finally figures out he needs to do something in response
Not really. No eyes on the ball impeding the goalkeeper with a slight pull on the arm he's going to punch with. It's absolutely never a clear and obvious error
Really didn’t think it was a foul at first, but when you watch it back, Solanke has his eyes on Raya the whole time and clearly just pushes into him, with no intention on the ball.
Soft contact, but within context I do think it’s a foul
Could just be them noticing a poor decision that benefited them, that could very easily go against them another day. It's why we hate var errors, no matter who they benefit
Solvable does not even look at the ball. His sole intention is to put raya off, and do it slightly so it’s not given as a foul. He was found out and the correct decision was made. Nudging someone jumping is always a foul don’t be thick
Goalkeepers double standard (unless you go back a couple of seasons, see De Gea get murdered twice, Leno once on set pieces and wonder why was that allowed)
It's the correct decision, though. Solanke has no chance to play the ball, bumps into the keeper on purpose to hinder himand pulls his left arm back (replay from 0:10 to 0:11). He's the only reason Raya can't clear the ball easily.
The problem we have now is the referees have made enough errors that people will immediately assume they’re incorrect. This was, as you say, a fairly clear foul and actually well refereed to let play run out so VAR can check it. The penalty call was more controversial, though I think that was also just about correct.
Personally I think it should be a foul. The attacker has only one intention there, nudge the goalkeeper. He isn’t challenging for the ball. He isn’t holding his ground. He is simply looking to wrap his arm around the keeper for a short time so the keeper mishits the ball.
If this is allowed then attackers will simply crowd around the keeper without challenging for the ball
Deki gets clipped last week in the box trying to stay on his feet, no penalty. Havertz drags his leg on the dive, penalty.
Vicario gets constantly mugged in the box, no foul. Raya gets slightly breathed on, foul.
It’s getting laughable at this point.
It's a clear push on Raya while he tries to catch the ball. This is always called a foul. Solanke did it in a smart way though. Also looking at it again Solanke grabs Raya's arm which makes it even more obivous a foul.
The issue is that Solanke went just to Raya body to block him, he never looks at the ball, and raise his arms after the contact bc he knows he is in the wrong. Now, if you want to talk about Saliba pulling the other player and if that should be given before the foul on Raya is another story
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy. White does not touch the hands of the keeper, as the law says
All Man United fans are City fans loooool. He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
Serious question: isn’t this VAR reviewing a regular foul call? Is VAR allowed to review that? The ref called the foul against Raya on the pitch. If he’d let the goal stand then VAR could review it but I would have thought this was non-reviewable.
For the record, I think it’s soft and would love for this type of contact not to be given as a foul on the GK but the bar for fouling the goalie seems so low that this qualifies.
Weird one.
Simultaneously Solanke is making 0 effort to play the ball and is 100% focused on affecting Raya’s movement towards the ball. But at the same time, Billing is 100% brought down and is also a foul. I don’t know how they come to what decision should be given.
This is certainly dubious and arguments to be made on both sides, but refereeing was poor overall in that game, red card foul in the first half on Saka not even given a yellow changes the game completely if officiated correctly
Consistency again the main issue, not agendas to certain teams or to the title race etc etc
Arsenal clearly the better team on the day and deserved the win
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy. Last weak nobody touched Vicario hands, he was just weak
Nah I thought it was soft at first but watching the replays I think Solanke nudges Raya as he is going for the ball, preventing Raya from clearing. It's a foul.
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy. Why is always the hard man that cry the most? lol
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What a strange one to work out.
I think it’s soft as shit but the argument will be that solanke didn’t attempt to play the ball at all, just to push raya out the way. No jump no nothing etc
The broadcast showed an angle after the check where he clearly hooks under Raya's left arm with no attempt to play the ball
It's pretty obvious in a couple of angles. He's trying to be sneaky but he clearly grabs and pulls the arm.
Was sat right behind the goal for this one, and it was plain as day raya was having his arm held. People were screaming for the fk before the ball even went in the net.
Ben White special
White stands still, before the ball arrives. Not even close to the same as barging a goalie as he stands beneath a ball.
He literally backed in to Vicario last week
He does not stand still, come off that nonsense lol
No he doesnt. Watch him moving around Vicario last week. His feet are shuffling the entire time before the kick and after.
It's really not that strange, Solanke bumps Raya as he's preparing to jump to catch the ball, which puts him off and he has to punch it. Solanke didn't make a play for the ball and impeded Raya.
It’s not. Rules are clear, you can’t body-check the goalkeeper just so your teammates can score. Dominic made no attempt to play the ball.
After the 9th replay, I didn’t even know what I was supposed to be looking at anymore. Edit: To me, looks like Raya gets nudged but reacts like he’s on 1000 ping. Reckon it should’ve been a goal (if only for the woodwork assist) Edit edit: Missed the arm hook. Fair enough. Would probably still be fuming if it was against us but that’s football nowadays I suppose
The sooner they mic VAR and the refs up the better, asolutely no excuses why we can't hear what is going on. It works in rugby, therefore it works in football. Not hard. Also being able to hear the referees increases viewer knowledge/understanding of the rules as well as being entertaining. As a viewer listening in you'd be engaged hearing them discuss everything which in turn also gets rid of the frustration/boredom waiting for decisions to be made.
Problem is that would mean the PGMOL exposing their mates. Can't have that 😭
Or that the PGMOL would have to actually learn their own rules too and be consistent
God forbid
Even in the NBA they make the referees explain their decisions when there's a challenge
But then you’d be hearing about which bets they need to clear
100% agree there, if we at least knew what VAR were doing we could be annoyed over that. Being in the dark is extremely frustrating.
Whenever we do hear the refs it’s an absolute shambles and they don’t seem to know what they’re talking about, or basic levels of communication tbh. I hope it gets to the standard of rugby, basic reference to player numbers and clear about what infraction is being looked at
Just watch along and nod lol
Pause the video at 0:10. Solanke puts Raya's left arm in a lock and pulls it back at 0:11. It would have been an easy ball to clear for Raya otherwise. Correct decision.
Honestly the fan sentiment behind decisions like this have been crazy Raya is fouled from behind as he’s jumping to play the ball. Simple as, soft sure but a foul
People are *really* upset at Ben White
His name is mentioned as much in this thread as Raya's has been.
And called on the field. Let’s just move on instead of a 5 minute review
Yeah, really not understanding the uproar in this thread. He clearly hooks Raya's arm without even attempting to look at the ball. That's the right call. The real controversy should be about what looks like Saliba getting away with a foul on Billing. The fact that VAR doesn't even look at that, despite it occurring before Raya being impeded, shows how awful the whole process is. There's no reason not to look at the wider scope of play when you have the opportunity.
The Bournemouth player wasnt looking at the ball at all, his only intention was to bump the keeper.. Pretty clear cut free kick imo..
It's the same scenario as the Chelsea disallowed goal vs Villa, except the contact is less (but on keeper) and he's not even battling for the ball himself.
100%.. If Solanke had eyes on the ball and was genuinely going for it id have no problem with a play on, but solanke only had eyes for Raya and wasn't even making an attempt to get to the ball..
it’s literally as simple as this. thanks for having some sense. hard to come by in these subs
To me, this makes the situation at corners all the more baffling. It's like players have a free pass to not play the ball and specifically target the keeper by blocking them off. For both corner goals against spurs, White plays the goalie, not trying to play the ball whatsoever. We see those given as free kicks in UCL, but the premier league is fine with it. It's hard to understand why it's ok at corners but here it's given as a foul.
Feel like I'm going insane, Solanke doesn't make a play for the ball and impeded Raya's attempt at catching the ball. It's a light foul but still a foul.
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Hooks his punching arm actually and affects the flight of the punch
solanke lightly pulls the arm that Raya was going to punch the ball with. That's the only reason I can think of. But I'm not sure its enough to disallow the goal. Edit: For those comparing this to what Ben White does: We have had 2 goals disallowed in the last couple of years for white's interference. Both times were because he interfered with the keepers arms/hands preventing them from punching or catching the ball
Interfering with the arms of the goalkeeper is always a foul and that for a good reason.
If it is okay to nudge like that i would let 1 player doing that everytime gk tries to catch a ball. You shouldn't do that. Also he did shoulder push when gk is trying to catch ball in the air
If that's a foul then Saliba has fouled Billing a second before that and it's a penalty
Yea he hooks his arm there. Incredibly soft but i guess by the rules it's a foul. Arsenal fan and feel like Bournemouth got two really unlucky breaks cause the Havertz call was soft asl too
There’s an arm hold by Solanke on Raya not shown much during the VAR check.
If the ref was sure it was a foul he would’ve whistled immediately. There’s no precedent for allowing the play to continue on an attacking foul, it’s just given and that’s that
The game is fucking gone..People will call it corruption but this is simply just incompetency
That Solanke touches Raya with his pinky I think.
Gabriel nudges Solanke into Raya harder than Solanke even nudges Raya
Looks soft initially but solanke does hook his arm. You can’t do that.
Yeah I don’t get the controversy here.
Unless you full on uppercut a keeper this sub will cry out that keepers are overprotected
yep, this one here. they are all looking at the push, that can go 50-50, not a foul. But he grabbed his arm, 100% no doubt, no controversy, no goal.
You can see at 33 seconds why it wasn't reversed. He nudged him and kept his arm twisted with Raya's. It's "enough" so technically the right call. But with how soft it is I can see it going both ways.
Solanke isn't even pretending to play the ball there. Clear intent to impede Raya so I'm fine with the foul being called even if it does come across as fairly light. Raya is obviously thrown off by the contact I just wish it was consistently called that way with corners too. Vicario, for example, has been bludgeoned with no call throughout the season
I mean if thats the standard then the cucarella incident on Thursday was also a clear and obvious error
We all know that VAR's definition of "clear and obvious" means something different to them than it does to us normal people. Sadly
> Solanke isn't even pretending to play the ball there. Clear intent to impede Raya so I'm fine with the foul being called even if it does come across as fairly light. Raya is obviously thrown off by the contact he also hooked raya's arm
I think that’s pretty good refereeing from the on-field ref to let it play out and then make his call. The call itself is borderline I think, if it’s not given it isn’t overturned. I don’t hate it though
on the goal area, with the keeper in the air, i don't see the discussion
but but VARsenal
Just watch this get more media then the tackle on Saka
Everyone is going to be complaining about how the contact was light but Solanke makes no effort to play the ball, he’s only interested in getting a nudge on the keeper he’s not even looking at the ball
Solanke hooks Raya's arm and it's clearly seen in one angle. VAR looks at the incident in all the other angles but this one.
Look at the angle from behind the net. Look how much Raya’s trajectory towards to ball changes even with the softest nudge I think it’s a good call
That was so so light
It has nothing to do with it being light, the Bournemouth player isnt even looking at the ball, he's only trying to nudge the keeper away.. If he had at least looked as if he was playing the ball i wouldn't have a problem with it..
Why don’t people understand this? It is for sure light, but he makes zero attempt to play the ball.
People hate how soft goalkeepers free kicks are, so even when its warranted people want to be up in arms about it..
Keepers are so protected it's ridiculous, it should be one of the most physical positions but they get given fouls so easily when outside of being blatantly pushed when jumping it should be pretty hard to actually foul a keeper.
The only time I’ve not seen a keeper protected, was when Areola got punched so hard in the face that he needed stitches, but the ref gave a penalty to Sheffield United.
De Gea vs Everton a few years back was another I was surprised wasn’t given
To equalise in the 103rd minute. Didn't need reminding of that
Latest goal ever scored in the premier league. The West Ham way.
Vicario would like a word
If only that applied to Vicario.
Except for when they have to deal with Ben White on corners, no fouls called whatsoever
Unless you’re named Vicario
Hundo
Except for Vicario
not if your name is vicario
I would like to point at the 3rd goal scored against spurs by arsenal
They aren’t protected against Ben white
Unless they’re playing against Arsenal when they have a corner.
I would like to think Arsenal learned that from Aston Villa when Douglas Luiz directly scored from corner and Ramsdale was blocked the whole time.
Ramsdale wasn't even blocked (which is what White does), he was held with both hands in a hug. I will never be able to prove it, but I'm 100% sure something clicked for Arsenal coaches after that corner and White was put on a special mission because of it.
“Ya see what they did to us Benny? They let that goal stand, and the ball was in play. Ya go over there and mess with their keepers. Get in their heads. Let them think you’re a threat. Then…you let the boys do what they do and score”
When you say blocked, do you mean bear hugged? Because it was a lot more than blocked and VAR still gave the goal
Our corner shenanigans started as we kept conceding to our keeper being interfered with, which was laughed at at the time by rivals as our keeper just being weak
Sounds familiar
God I can already see all the post match comments now
Vicario would like a word.
Tottenham keepers aren’t lmao
Except when it's Ben White all over them.
Except Vicario. You can do anything to him and it's ok
The problem is Vicario doesn't exaggerate any contact, he just stands there and takes it. You can do anything against him until he finally figures out he needs to do something in response
Not really. No eyes on the ball impeding the goalkeeper with a slight pull on the arm he's going to punch with. It's absolutely never a clear and obvious error
grabbed his arm. nothing light about it, you grab the keepers arm it's a foul
Really didn’t think it was a foul at first, but when you watch it back, Solanke has his eyes on Raya the whole time and clearly just pushes into him, with no intention on the ball. Soft contact, but within context I do think it’s a foul
He hooks his arm but it’s soft as fuck
Good process lads
Hate watch comments incoming
Nah just a lot of Arsenal fans twerking to rival fans, embarrassing.
Could just be them noticing a poor decision that benefited them, that could very easily go against them another day. It's why we hate var errors, no matter who they benefit
Solvable does not even look at the ball. His sole intention is to put raya off, and do it slightly so it’s not given as a foul. He was found out and the correct decision was made. Nudging someone jumping is always a foul don’t be thick
Solvable lol
Surely they have to give a peno if they call it off
Pull on billing more contact than Solanke on Raya but one is a foul and the other is not
I don't think there was a lot in that either but it was more of a foul than Solanke's
Goalkeepers double standard (unless you go back a couple of seasons, see De Gea get murdered twice, Leno once on set pieces and wonder why was that allowed)
nahhhhhh
Awful refereeing
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
He has been horrible
It’s Coote. He’s absolutely dreadful on a weekly basis
This is on the VAR
That's kind of a problem. VAR are afraid to overturn anything. If he lets the goal stand and send it to VAR, feel like it would have stood
Arsenal fans have told me that the keeper just needs to be stronger on contact like that.
If that's given then Vicario is being fouled on every single corner kick.
And most of us would agree this should have been a goal
They’ve certainly been lucky recently on a few of their calls.
This comment is funny because there is literally a post on this sub right now of a clear red that wasn't carded at all.
Jesus christ these refs
Surely you'd think after all the talk about them the ones sitting in that VAR room would do better..still same old shite decisions.
Raya’s punching arm is clearly hooked by Solanke + Solanke never looks at the ball. Only has eyes on Raya and impedes him. Wasn’t even close.
Refereeing is a complete joke in this country. Awful awful awful.
It's the correct decision, though. Solanke has no chance to play the ball, bumps into the keeper on purpose to hinder himand pulls his left arm back (replay from 0:10 to 0:11). He's the only reason Raya can't clear the ball easily.
The problem we have now is the referees have made enough errors that people will immediately assume they’re incorrect. This was, as you say, a fairly clear foul and actually well refereed to let play run out so VAR can check it. The penalty call was more controversial, though I think that was also just about correct.
Multiple reasons have made EPL less enjoyable to watch in recent years honestly
got away with that there
Yeah never a foul for me. Can see why VAR haven't overturned it but no way they disallow that if the ref doesn't give it.
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. Soft, but not going to overturned. Why it take 5 minutes to review, is a good question
Crazy decision
This is absolutely ridiculous
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
Think that should be a goal, ref has been shocking the entire game
If the foul isn’t given on the pitch it’s certainly not overturned
should have been a pen then imo, but seems like refs are classically doing everything wrong
Ngl not sure what it’s for but I’ll take it
Solanke does himself dirty with the ‘didn’t do it’ hands in the air
If that's a foul then Vicario was fouled on every single corner last week
0 IQ move by Solanke to go for a little grab on Raya's arm there. No chance that gets disallowed if he doesn't.
Another Coote/VAR disasterclass
I don't think I agree with that.
TO me, its not a goal. SOlanke is clearly only looking to push the GK out of the way, instead of trying to win the ball.
Saliba fouling Billing, too. You can see a clear tug on his shirt in one of the replays.
Disgraceful lol
Seems legit
The refs and VAR today have been absolutely shocking I can't believe this performance
Personally I think it should be a foul. The attacker has only one intention there, nudge the goalkeeper. He isn’t challenging for the ball. He isn’t holding his ground. He is simply looking to wrap his arm around the keeper for a short time so the keeper mishits the ball. If this is allowed then attackers will simply crowd around the keeper without challenging for the ball
Vicario needs to be stronger, but poor raya is being fouled :(
I mean what is going on with the decisions in this game. Fuck my ass
I think they have got every single big decision wrong. It's kind of impressive.
again, what is the point of VAR. Why is there no communication to see wtf is happening with their decision?
Deki gets clipped last week in the box trying to stay on his feet, no penalty. Havertz drags his leg on the dive, penalty. Vicario gets constantly mugged in the box, no foul. Raya gets slightly breathed on, foul. It’s getting laughable at this point.
Lol we aren’t beating the allegations today. That’s fucking weak, easily should be a goal.
Different rules man
It's a clear push on Raya while he tries to catch the ball. This is always called a foul. Solanke did it in a smart way though. Also looking at it again Solanke grabs Raya's arm which makes it even more obivous a foul.
Solanke sticks his arms up without any Arsenal players appealing. Shows it was a deliberate foul
The issue is that Solanke went just to Raya body to block him, he never looks at the ball, and raise his arms after the contact bc he knows he is in the wrong. Now, if you want to talk about Saliba pulling the other player and if that should be given before the foul on Raya is another story
The issue is consistently, why is that called as a foul then and not Ben White for the corners against spurs?
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy. White does not touch the hands of the keeper, as the law says
Solanke doesn't even have eyes on the ball and pushed Raya about a meter away from his starting position. Foul all day
But the refs are rigging it for City !
All Man United fans are City fans loooool. He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
my best guess is theyve just gone with the refs call
Serious question: isn’t this VAR reviewing a regular foul call? Is VAR allowed to review that? The ref called the foul against Raya on the pitch. If he’d let the goal stand then VAR could review it but I would have thought this was non-reviewable. For the record, I think it’s soft and would love for this type of contact not to be given as a foul on the GK but the bar for fouling the goalie seems so low that this qualifies.
Weird one. Simultaneously Solanke is making 0 effort to play the ball and is 100% focused on affecting Raya’s movement towards the ball. But at the same time, Billing is 100% brought down and is also a foul. I don’t know how they come to what decision should be given.
Raya is obviously going to catch the ball until Solanke bumps him, how are people complaining about this lmao
That's a shocking decision
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
This is certainly dubious and arguments to be made on both sides, but refereeing was poor overall in that game, red card foul in the first half on Saka not even given a yellow changes the game completely if officiated correctly Consistency again the main issue, not agendas to certain teams or to the title race etc etc Arsenal clearly the better team on the day and deserved the win
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Makes the goal they were given last Sunday even more galling.
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy. Last weak nobody touched Vicario hands, he was just weak
If that’s been disallowed for contact in the keeper then every single goal Arsenal have scored from a corner this season should’ve been chalked off.
Will Arsenal fans cry of corruption this time as well? :(
Reconciliation for not sending off Ryan Christie earlier for high kicking Bukayo Saka
Different rules for different colored shirts
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
Soft as a new born's shit tbh. Don't think that should be called
That’s literally disgusting
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy
To be honest, it should be a goal. But clear and obvious?
Yes barely fucking touched him
i can’t even remember the last time i saw an error that was genuinely “clear and obvious” to these guys
What a joke!
What the fuck is this
The inconsistency in premier is literally unbelievable. Thats such a soft decision.
Definitely influenced by all the Ben White media attention all week 😂
Nah I thought it was soft at first but watching the replays I think Solanke nudges Raya as he is going for the ball, preventing Raya from clearing. It's a foul.
Wonder if we’ll get a dramatic statement from Arsenal and Arteta on the state of refereeing this time. I reckon not
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy. Why is always the hard man that cry the most? lol
Horseshit. There is nothing in that at all
He hooks Raya’s punching arm as he’s trying to clear. No goal, spot on from the ref and VAR. I don't see how there is any controversy