{"id":298460,"date":"2023-11-06T23:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298460"},"modified":"2023-11-06T23:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:24:27","slug":"arsenal-remain-at-war-with-referee-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/arsenal-remain-at-war-with-referee-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal remain at war with referee chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal at war with referees as FUMING club compile list of decisions that have gone against them &#8211; including Mateo Kovacic avoiding red at the Emirates<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Arsenal were fuming after the decisions made during their game vs Newcastle<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The club released a statement about the decisions but with no response\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal and referee chiefs remain at loggerheads with the Premier League club set to cite decisions that have gone against them since last season in their next meeting in a bid to prove a pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport can also reveal that Arsenal\u2019s angry reaction to losing 1-0 at Newcastle at St James\u2019 Park on Saturday has not gone down well among the refereeing fraternity, with one source describing their response as \u2018over the top\u2019 yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It has created friction between the club and refereeing body, who have decided not to respond publicly to the fallout from Arsenal\u2019s first Premier League defeat this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manager\u00a0Mikel Arteta branded Anthony Gordon\u2019s winner \u2018embarrassing\u2019 and a \u2018disgrace\u2019. Arsenal then took the unusual step of doubling down on that fury on Sunday, releasing a club statement in which they said the loss involved \u2018yet more unacceptable refereeing and VAR errors\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the Premier League\u2019s players, coaches and supporters \u2018deserve better\u2019 and said the PGMOL \u2018urgently needs to address the standard of officiating\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/21\/77471865-12717395-image-a-11_1699307071305.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta was left fuming after his Arsenal team lost 1-0 to Newcastle due to a controversial Anthony Gordon goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/21\/77476831-12717395-image-a-17_1699307298738.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal and Newcastle players surround the referee at the end to the Premier League game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders at the refereeing body believe the backlash from Arsenal has been totally unnecessary, adding that strides are being taken to ensure greater accuracy under new chief Howard Webb.<\/p>\n<p>Yet this latest development is a clear indication of the fury among Arsenal\u2019s senior ranks at decisions they feel have not gone their way. As well as flagging up Gordon\u2019s goal in their next meeting, the club are set to mention examples from the previous campaign to further illustrate their frustration.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands that they include the 1-1 draw against Brentford in February which saw PGMOL acknowledge that VAR Lee Mason did not draw the offside lines prior to Ivan Toney\u2019s equaliser. Another is the 3-1 defeat by Manchester United in September of last year, when Gabriel Martinelli\u2019s opening goal was wrongly disallowed.<\/p>\n<p>A further example from this season is set to be Manchester City\u2019s Mateo Kovacic escaping a red card last month for his challenge on Martin Odegaard, which VAR chose to keep as a yellow, and then the subsequent tackle on Declan Rice which again escaped further punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon\u2019s goal for Newcastle faced a series of VAR checks which lasted four minutes, none of which were deemed conclusive enough to disallow the tap-in.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal host Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday and should discover the assigned officiating team today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/21\/77477085-12717395-image-a-18_1699307684313.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mateo Kovacic got away with a rash tackle during Arsenal&#8217;s 1-0 win over Manchester City\u00a0<\/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-12717395\/Arsenal-war-referees-FUMING-club-compile-list-decisions-gone-against-including-Mateo-Kovacic-avoiding-red-Emirates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal at war with referees as FUMING club compile list of decisions that have gone against them &#8211; 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