{"id":296433,"date":"2023-11-06T14:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296433"},"modified":"2023-11-06T14:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:25:19","slug":"arsenal-rage-over-newcastle-winner-is-just-the-latest-var-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/arsenal-rage-over-newcastle-winner-is-just-the-latest-var-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal rage over Newcastle winner is just the latest VAR controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wasn&#8217;t VAR supposed to STOP the refereeing nightmares? Arsenal fury at Newcastle&#8217;s winner is just the latest Premier League video nasty&#8230; here&#8217;s the list of the season&#8217;s WORST VAR controversies\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mikel Arteta labelled VAR &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; after Newcastle&#8217;s winner on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Goal was checked for ball going out of play, a foul and an offside, but stood\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a clown &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another Premier League weekend, another row over VAR.<\/p>\n<p>It seems we can&#8217;t get through a set of top-flight fixtures at the moment without at least one club getting upset about decisions made by the video assistant referees that have gone against them.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal were left incensed after Newcastle United&#8217;s winning goal against them on Saturday night featured not one, not two, but three contentious VAR calls.<\/p>\n<p>Officials checked whether the ball had rolled out of play in the build-up, whether Joelinton had fouled Gabriel in setting the goal up and whether Anthony Gordon was offside in putting it in.<\/p>\n<p>After four minutes of VAR deliberations, Newcastle were given the green light on all three and went on to win the game 1-0, inflicting Arsenal&#8217;s first league reverse of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453611-12715321-image-a-32_1699270107397.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta described VAR as &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; and &#8216;a disgrace&#8217; after Arsenal lost to a controversial goal at Newcastle United on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77406117-12715321-Players_and_fans_were_made_to_wait_four_minutes_while_a_decision-a-34_1699270174160.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Players and fans were made to wait four minutes while a decision was made on the goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77411385-12715321-Officials_had_to_assess_three_separate_incidents_before_the_deci-a-31_1699270080121.jpg\" height=\"992\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Officials had to assess three separate incidents before the decision to award Anthony Gordon&#8217;s winning goal for Newcastle United, with Arsenal left incensed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But that was only the start. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta described the decision as &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; and a &#8216;disgrace&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We lost the match because of the clear and obvious decisions,&#8217; he continued. &#8216;You cannot imagine the amount of messages I got saying this cannot continue. I am wasting my time, we are wasting our time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Things escalated further when Arsenal released an official statement backing Arteta and complaining about &#8216;unacceptable refereeing and VAR errors&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>They added: &#8216;PGMOL urgently needs to address the standard of officiating and focus on action which moves us all on from retrospective analysis, attempted explanation and apologies.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners did acknowledge the efforts of referees&#8217; chief Howard Webb to raise standards but still feel the &#8216;best league in the world&#8217; is still falling short.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are far from the first club to feel aggrieved and angered by VAR calls going against them.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, as we see here, the list of controversial VAR moments this season alone is growing all the time.<\/p>\n<p><span>Diaz offside shambles is VAR&#8217;s lowest moment yet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool, September 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Serious questions about VAR followed the decision to chalk off a perfectly legitimate goal by Liverpool&#8217;s Luis Diaz at Tottenham in late September.<\/p>\n<p>VAR Darren England and his assistant Dan Cook checked replays and quickly confirmed Diaz was onside as he ran through to score.<\/p>\n<p>However, they mistakenly believed Liverpool had been awarded the goal on the field when actually Diaz had been erroneously flagged offside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453599-12715321-image-m-37_1699270343895.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The VAR mix-up which led to a legitimate Luis Diaz goal being ruled out for offside put the technology under intense scrutiny\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/76158805-12715321-Darren_England_bears_the_brunt_of_the_blame_in_the_PGMOL_review_-a-39_1699270443971.jpg\" height=\"536\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Darren England (pictured) and his assistant VAR Dan Cook were blamed for the mistake\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/76375463-12715321-Jurgen_Klopp_called_for_a_replay_after_PGMOL_admitted_a_signific-a-38_1699270385548.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp called for a replay after PGMOL admitted a &#8216;significant human error&#8217; was made and the audio of how the error was made by VAR was published<\/p>\n<p>By the time they realised the mistake &#8211; and their shambolic communication was laid bare when the audio was released a few days later &#8211; play had resumed and it was too late.<\/p>\n<p>For the wider football-watching public, the release of the transcript was a fascinating &#8211; and slightly troubling &#8211; insight into what goes on behind the scenes during VAR checks.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool were left incensed, with manager Jurgen Klopp demanding the game be replayed. England and Cook were dropped from their duties for a short time and Webb had little choice but to promise lessons would be learned.<\/p>\n<p>It was undoubtedly the lowest moment for VAR since it arrived in the Premier League in the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<p><span>Onana swerves debut red<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Manchester United vs Wolves, August 14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wolves had completely bossed Manchester United in their opening weekend encounter at Old Trafford but were a goal down and pushing hard for an equaliser in the dying moments.<\/p>\n<p>It was then United goalkeeper Onana, making his Premier League debut, clattered Wolves forward Sasa Kalajdzic as he very unconvincingly came out to claim a corner.<\/p>\n<p>It looked a clear foul to most people but referee Simon Hooper waved away vociferous Wolves appeals. The VAR team checked it and also decided &#8216;no penalty&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the decision was that Craig Dawson had won the header and not Kalajdzic standing next to him. Therefore, Onana was deemed to have &#8216;collided&#8217; with the striker rather than fouled him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453607-12715321-image-a-41_1699270540806.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana got away with this clumsy challenge on Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic during their first Premier League game of the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/74314719-12715321-Wolves_boss_Gary_O_Neil_right_was_shown_a_yellow_card_for_his_re-a-42_1699270603259.jpg\" height=\"508\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wolves boss Gary O&#8217;Neil (right) was shown a yellow card for his reaction to the penalty call<\/p>\n<p><span>Two more weekends ruined for O&#8217;Neil<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wolves vs Newcastle United, October 28 and Sheffield United vs Wolves, November 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sticking with Wolves, their manager Gary O&#8217;Neil said he had &#8216;given up on referees&#8217; after a second consecutive weekend was ruined by a penalty call that went against them.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2-2 Molineux draw with Newcastle, Hwang Hee-chan was contentiously adjudged to have fouled Fabian Schar to concede a penalty that Callum Wilson converted. VAR did not intervene to review the decision despite a lack of contact between the players.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neil said the Premier League&#8217;s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel unanimously found Anthony Taylor&#8217;s decision to award the penalty was incorrect &#8211; and they also thought VAR should have stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was demoted to a Championship match the following weekend, which saw further misery for O&#8217;Neil and Wolves when Fabio Silva was adjudged to have fouled George Baldock in the box.<\/p>\n<p>Contact appeared to be minimal as their boots came together but VAR didn&#8217;t reverse the penalty decision and Oliver Norwood converted to give the Blades victory in the 10th minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s no way it&#8217;s a penalty, but there&#8217;s nothing else to discuss,&#8217; O&#8217;Neil fumed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77121827-12715321-Gary_O_Neil_lamented_the_decision_to_award_a_penalty_against_his-a-50_1699270971713.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary O&#8217;Neil has had cause to lament two penalty decisions against Wolves in two weekends<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77121807-12715321-Referee_Anthony_Taylor_pointed_to_the_spot_after_Hwang_Hee_chan_-a-51_1699270992883.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot after Hwang Hee-chan caught Fabian Schar<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77403707-12715321-Fabio_Silva_was_in_tears_after_the_full_time_whistle_after_his_f-a-52_1699271057070.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fabio Silva was in tears after the full-time whistle after his foul inside the box cost Wolves\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77454657-12715321-image-a-53_1699271134737.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Silva was penalised for a foul on George Baldock during the closing stages at Bramall Lane<\/p>\n<p><span>Ake goal counts despite Akanji obstruction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Manchester City vs Fulham, September 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While Fulham went on to lose 5-1 at the Etihad, they believed things might have been different had Nathan Ake&#8217;s goal to put Manchester City 2-1 ahead been disallowed.<\/p>\n<p>Replays showed Manuel Akanji was both offside and blocking Bernd Leno as Ake headed City in front but VAR decided the keeper wasn&#8217;t being hampered and the goal stood.<\/p>\n<p>Webb, speaking on the Match Officials Mic&#8217;d Up show, admitted the goal shouldn&#8217;t have stood and VAR Tony Harrington and assistant Adam Nunn didn&#8217;t referee the following weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Webb said: &#8216;It certainly appears that Akanji has an impact on Bernd Leno, the goalkeeper seems to hesitate. The officials on the field gave the goal, they did not see the obvious action that impacted Leno&#8217;s ability to play the ball.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/74994043-12715321-Swiss_defender_Manuel_Akanji_could_be_clearly_seen_in_an_offside-a-55_1699271232269.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Ake&#8217;s headed goal was allowed to stand by VAR despite Manuel Akanji standing offside, with officials deciding he wasn&#8217;t interfering with play or blocking Bernd Leno&#8217;s view\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/74992383-12715321-Marco_Silva_and_his_players_were_left_seething_after_the_goal_st-a-54_1699271228417.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marco Silva and his players were left seething after the goal stood despite a VAR check<\/p>\n<p><span>Arsenal penalty reversed by VAR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Arsenal vs Manchester United, September 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this crunch game in September, Arsenal&#8217;s Kai Havertz thought he&#8217;d won a penalty when challenged by United&#8217;s Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot but VAR Jarred Gillett reviewed it.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor believed Wan-Bissaka had initiated the contact with Havertz because of how his right foot came to be positioned when it hit the ground.<\/p>\n<p>However, a replay showed that Havertz appeared to move his left leg towards Wan-Bissaka to initiate the contact. When Taylor saw a camera angle from behind the incident, he cancelled the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>This infuriated Arsenal, but they went on to win the game after United&#8217;s Alejandro Garnacho saw what he thought was a late winner disallowed for offside.<\/p>\n<p>United boss Erik ten Hag claimed afterwards the wrong camera angle had been used to make the decision but it&#8217;s unlikely any of them would have saved the clearly offside Garnacho.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77454707-12715321-image-a-56_1699271309958.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kai Havertz initially received a penalty after this coming together with Aaron Wan-Bissaka (right) before VAR overturned the decision<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/75016965-12715321-Alejandro_Garnacho_then_put_the_ball_in_the_net_in_the_88th_minu-a-57_1699271425016.jpg\" height=\"378\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Garnacho thought he&#8217;d won the game for United in the 88th minute &#8211; but was offside<\/p>\n<p><span>United denied a penalty for handball at Spurs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United, August 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p>United were denied a penalty themselves when they played Tottenham in late August. It was Garnacho&#8217;s shot that appeared to strike the outstretched arm of Spurs defender Cristian Romero in the box with the score still goalless.<\/p>\n<p>VAR reviewed the incident with Romero deemed to be too close to the initial shot to have moved his arm out the way.<\/p>\n<p>United captain Bruno Fernandes was furious, demanding an apology from referee Jon Moss, and his mood wasn&#8217;t helped by his team going on to lose 2-0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/74511429-12715321-Man_United_wanted_a_penalty_after_Alejandro_Garnacho_s_right_sho-a-58_1699271579325.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United wanted a penalty after Alejandro Garnacho&#8217;s (right) shot hit the arm of Tottenham&#8217;s Cristian Romero (left)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/74510955-12715321-The_United_captain_right_felt_aggrieved_after_his_side_were_deni-a-59_1699271584150.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes (right) felt aggrieved after his side were denied a penalty for handball<\/p>\n<p><span>England goes against VAR to stick with penalty decision<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace, September 16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Usually when a referee goes over to the pitchside VAR monitor, it means a change of heart is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Not so with Darren England, who awarded Aston Villa a penalty when Chris Richards of Crystal Palace challenged Ollie Watkins late in their September meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The VAR check recommended that England review the replays, something which usually leads to the decision being reversed.<\/p>\n<p>But after five minutes of deliberation, England stuck with his penalty award and Douglas Luiz converted from 12 yards. Villa would win 3-1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77454863-12715321-image-a-60_1699271653748.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After a very long pitchside check, Darren England stuck to his guns over an Aston Villa penalty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77454897-12715321-image-a-61_1699271703549.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England believed that Palace&#8217;s Chris Richards had brought down Villa striker Ollie Watkins<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12715321\/Arsenals-rage-Newcastle-winner-just-latest-Premier-League-VAR-controversies-season-Andre-Onana-escaped-red-clattering-Kalajdzic-Nathan-Akes-goal-shouldnt-stood-Luis-Diaz-offside-shambles-low-point.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wasn&#8217;t VAR supposed to STOP the refereeing nightmares? 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