Arsenal manager angry at controversial Anthony Gordon winner that survived a four-minute, triple VAR check; Goal award condemns Arsenal to their first Premier League defeat of the season
15:55, UK, Sunday 05 November 2023
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Mikel Arteta has described the controversial decision to award Newcastle’s winning goal against Arsenal as “disgraceful” and “embarrassing”.
Anthony Gordon’s goal survived a triple VAR check with Arsenal arguing the ball had gone out of play in the build-up and Gabriel was then pushed in the back.
Claims for an apparent offside were also not upheld after VAR deemed they could not determine the moment of contact when the ball was passed to Gordon.
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“It’s a disgrace,” Arteta told Sky Sports. “It’s embarrassing. That’s how I feel and that’s how everybody feels in that [dressing] room. You cannot imagine the amount of messages we’ve got saying this cannot continue. It’s embarrassing. I’m sorry, embarrassing.”
The Arsenal manager added: “I feel sick. That’s how I feel. I feel sick to be part of this. It is not good enough and we cannot accept that.”
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Gordon’s goal condemned the Gunners to their first Premier League defeat of the season.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, perhaps predictably, saw matters rather differently. “It looked a good goal to me,” he said. Had the goal been ruled out, Newcastle would have ended the match with an XG of 0.3.
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In a club statement on Sunday, Arsenal called for the PGMOL to urgently address the standard of refereeing in the Premier League.
“Arsenal Football Club wholeheartedly supports Mikel Arteta’s post-match comments after yet more unacceptable refereeing and VAR errors on Saturday evening,” the statement read.
“We’d also like to acknowledge the huge effort and performance from our players and travelling supporters at St James’ Park.
“The Premier League is the best league in the world with the best players, coaches and supporters, all of whom deserve better. PGMOL urgently needs to address the standard of officiating and focus on action which moves us all on from retrospective analysis, attempted explanations and apologies.
“We support the ongoing efforts of Chief Refereeing Officer, Howard Webb and would welcome working together to achieve the world-class officiating standards our league demands.”
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