Arsenal and Newcastle United players left St James Park with grudges after the Magpies’ controversial Premier League win over Arsenal on Saturday, November 5, 2023.
The match was marred with tensed and heated moments from the first half and the players showed every sign of discomfort throughout the game.
Things fell apart in the second 45 following Anthony Gordon’s controversial winner that broke the tie and handed Arsenal their first defeat of the season.
Anthony Gordon’s goal was checked for three evidents before the goal was allowed to stand. First, Joe Willock seemingly allowed the ball to cross the line and go out of play before he played it back to the field in the build-up.
Whether the ball was out of play is still a matter of contention as the VAR cam could not fully got around the ball’s placement at the far end.
Pundits like Jamie Carragher have backed the VAR insisting the decision to allow the goal was correct since VAR could not examined perfectly that the ball has gone out of play.
Another evidence checked in the build-up to the goal was whether Gabriel was fouled by Joelington and whether the goal-scorer, Anthony Gordon, was offside.
The goal was awarded by Stuart Attwell after the three checks but Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, Arsenal players, and fans were left fuming at the decision.
We reported earlier Newcastle United have alleged a racial attack on duo Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock on social media by unidentified erring fans after the game.
Jamaal Lascelles blasts Jorginho for brutal handshake snub
Jorginho’s snub of Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles after the game tells of the fury that swept through the Arsenal camp after the controversial win.
Jorginho, who captained the Gunners in the heated clash, refused a sportmanly handshake from Jamaal Lascelles.
Reacting to the snub in a quote shared by ESPN FC, Jamaal Lascelles blasts the former Chelsea star for lacking spirit of sportsmanship.
“Their captain Jorginho didn’t want to shake my hand after the game. It was not on. I would never refuse to shake an opposition captain’s hand. No way. For me whatever happens on the pitch you show sportsmanship and shake hands afterwards. He didn’t do that. So I’m glad we beat them.”
Arsenal and Newcastle United are both involved in midweek UEFA Champions League fixture after fiery clash. Arsenal will hope to set aside the loss at St James Park to return winning ways against Sevilla at Emirates.
Newcastle United will hope to build on the win and avenge their home defeat to Borussia Dortmund when they travel to Germany to take on the German giants at Signal Iduna Park.
