Gyokeres to Newcastle move, Arsenal row erupts: It’s things like this... | OneFootball

Arsenal defeated Newcastle 2-1 this Sunday, September 28, in a match counting for the sixth round of the English League. Viktor Gyokeres, former Sporting striker, was a starter in Mikel Arteta's team and was involved in the most controversial incident of this Premier League round.

At 14 minutes, the Swedish forward thought he had won a penalty for the Gunners after being brought down by Nick Pope. However, the incident was later reviewed by VAR and overturned, which caused outrage on the Londoners' bench: "If it's not a clear and obvious error, VAR should not intervene", said Mikel Arteta to Sky Sports, continuing: "It's clear that VAR doesn't have to intervene because it's a penalty. Thank God we found another way to fight and managed to win the game", he also said to the BBC.

The contact between the former Sporting player and the Newcastle goalkeeper is evident, but VAR decided that, since Pope still touched the ball before touching the Swedish international, there was no reason to call a foul. Bukayo Saka also contested the decision.

"For me, if we have VAR, it's for clear and obvious errors, and the fact that the referee took so long to decide shows it wasn't a clear and obvious error. It's things like this that always harm us, but today we got what we deserved, and that's why we're all so happy. Now it doesn't matter anymore, does it?", questioned the Arsenal forward.

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