NEWS FLASH: The F!FA president has finally stepped in to correct the mistake that was made in the VAR review of the William Saliba penalty against Brighton. The referee and other officials involved will be severely punished.
After a 1-1 draw with Brighton, Arsenal will start to figure out what went wrong on the South Coast.
The Seagulls held Mikel Arteta’s team to a draw for the second time this season. The first time was when Brighton beat Arsenal 1–1.
When these two teams played again in August, there was more trouble at the Amex because William Saliba gave up a penalty.
The French player hit Brighton star Joao Pedro in the head, which is what referee Anthony Taylor thought should lead to a penalty kick.
Gary Lineker agreed with Mikel Arteta about the Brighton penalty incident. Pedro won the penalty and scored it, giving both teams a point at the end of a tough game for the Gunners.
A lot of people agreed with Mikel Arteta when he said that he had “never seen a decision like this” when Brighton was given the penalty.
Gary Lineker agreed with Arteta’s comment, and he said the same thing on BBC Match of the Day as the Arsenal boss.
The commentator said, “I’ve watched football for too long and I’ve never seen a penalty given for a clash of heads. It really does happen everywhere.”
Danny Murphy, another member of the group, agreed with Lineker and had strong words about Taylor’s choice.
“I don’t want the players who accidentally hit each other while going for the ball to get in trouble. Most people don’t either.”
The two BBC commentators were shocked that the sentence was given in this case, but not everyone agreed.
Arteta’s comments about the penalty made Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler very angry. He said it was a “clear penalty.”
“I don’t get what they’re saying…” “It’s a clear punishment,” he said.
What the PGMOL said about Brighton’s fault
The Premier League agreed with Hurzeler’s claim, which was bad for Arteta because VAR couldn’t change the decision made on the field.
Many people are still wondering why the penalty decision was made, but on X, the Premier League Match Centre account gave a clear explanation.
VAR checked and agreed with the referee’s call of a penalty for a foul by Saliba on Joao Pedro. They said there was enough contact for a penalty.
Pedro scored from the penalty spot after Saliba and Pedro got into a fight, which cost Arsenal as they failed to move forward in the title race.
