Eei, chale! Arsenal fans dey vex paa o! For di match against Fulham for Craven Cottage, referee bin point give dem penalty, but VAR chop am waa! Dem say Kevin, di Fulham player, touch di ball first before e foul Bukayo Saka. Dis be di second time for just three Premier League games wey Arsenal get penalty wey VAR cancel.
Saka dribble enter Fulham box, then di Brazilian player try tackle am. Saka fall down, and referee Anthony Taylor point straight to di penalty spot. But after VAR check am well well, dem see say Kevin touch di ball. So Taylor change ein decision and say no penalty!
Taylor announce give di crowd wey dey make noise say: “After review, Fulham 22 [Kevin] challenge and play di ball. So, no foul happen. No penalty, and dem go drop di ball give di goalkeeper.” Arsenal bin dey lead 1-0 dat time, and dem manage hold on tight to win di match and dey three points clear for top of di Premier League table.
VAR Dey Cause Wahala?
Dis decision come just 20 days after VAR chop another penalty wey Arsenal get against Newcastle United. For dat game, Viktor Gyökeres run into goalkeeper Nick Pope, and di referee give penalty at first. Di decision against Fulham dey similar to di one wey happen for Newcastle.
After VAR review di Newcastle incident, dem say: “Di Newcastle goalkeeper play di ball, so no foul dey. Di final decision be drop ball.” Di referee even talk say Pope touch di ball small with ein toe.
Just like dis weekend, Arsenal manage win di match by small margin. Some people dey think say VAR dey too involved for di game, and e dey affect di flow of di match. But others dey say e dey help make sure say decisions dey fair.
Other Controversial Decisions
Apart from di penalty incident, some people dey feel say referee Anthony Taylor miss some other important things for di match. For example, some players shout for di referee face after e stop di game because Joshua King get head injury. Some people dey think say Gabriel Magalhaes for get yellow card for dat one. Also, some people dey feel say William Saliba for get booking for pull Joshua King ein shirt.
Anyway, Arsenal fans dey happy say dem win, but dem dey hope say VAR go dey consistent for ein decisions for future matches.