Arsenal’s defeat at Newcastle on Saturday continues to draw reactions just as the north London club has compiled a list of grievances to present to the Premier League.
This action follows flared tempers at the Emirates for the manner of their controversial one-goal defeat at Newcastle on Saturday.
The relentless Gunners have compiled a list of match calls which they believe have gone against them and will present these to the Premier League in their next meeting.
The Arsenal’s list date back to Gabriel Martinelli’s goal against Manchester United in September 2022, 14 months ago, being disallowed after Martin Odegaard was judged to have felled Christian Eriksen.
They also cite the VAR official Lee Mason not drawing the offside lines prior to Ivan Toney’s equaliser for Brentford in a Premier League clash in February 2023. That secured a draw for the Bees as Arsenal dropped two points in their push for the Premier League title.
Arsenal have also included a more recent game; when Manchester City’s Mateo Kovacic escaped a red card for his challenge on Martin Odegaard and then his subsequent tackle on Declan Rice, which again escaped further punishment.
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Mikel Arteta ’s star studded side went down to a painfully narrow defeat in which Bruno Guimaraes avoided a first half red card while Newcastle’s winner was cleared despite three checks: for the ball going out of play, for a possible foul and an offside call.
And now, having ended Arsenal’s Unbeaten run since the start of the current season, Arteta refused to take the result without a kick, and has described the awarding of the goal as “embarrassing”, “unacceptable”, “a disgrace” and “sickening”.
The Gunners backed up their manager with the release of an official statement demanding that the PGMOL “urgently address the standard of officiating and focus on action which moves us all on from retrospective analysis, attempted explanations and apologies.”.
The Club stated: “The Premier League is the best league in the world with the best players, coaches and supporters, all of whom deserve better.”
That statement is now set to be followed up with a list that will be presented to the Premier League, in which they believe they have been short changed by referees calls.
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s position and statement has created friction between the club and PGMOL and the refereeing body.
The general consensus is a feeling that Arsenal’s criticism was unjustified and excessive, and has created an unhelpful focus.
