Arsenal were denied a penalty at Craven Cottage after VAR determined a Fulham player touched the ball before contact with Bukayo Saka. Saka drove into the Fulham area and a lunging challenge from the Fulham number 22 left him on the turf as the ball ran away. Referee Anthony Taylor initially pointed to the spot and play was stopped for what looked like a clear penalty.<\/p>\n
The decision was then referred to VAR and, after an extended review, Taylor announced the reversal. \u201cAfter review, Fulham 22 (Kevin) makes a challenge and plays the ball. Therefore, no foul is committed. No penalty and restart is a drop ball to the goalkeeper,\u201d Taylor announced.<\/p>\n
The ruling left the Gunners without a spot kick while they remained a goal ahead at that point in the match. The incident recalled a similar overturn less than a month earlier at St. James\u2019 Park when Arsenal had a penalty chalked off against Newcastle United.<\/p>\n
In that earlier case Viktor Gy\u00f6keres had collided with goalkeeper Nick Pope in a one-vs-one situation and Jarred Gillett originally awarded a penalty. Gillett later reversed his decision after VAR. \u201cAfter review, the Newcastle goalkeeper plays the ball and there is no foul. The final decision is drop ball,\u201d Gillett said. Gillett also revealed, because of a hot mic, that Pope got a touch on the ball with his toe.<\/p>\n
Arsenal went on to win that Newcastle game 2\u20131 thanks to a late goal by Gabriel. The club did receive a penalty the following week against West Ham at Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Craven Cottage decision continues a recent pattern of penalties being overturned on VAR review when officials determine the goalkeeper or defender played the ball first. For Arsenal, the reversed award against Fulham came at a moment when the team held the lead, leaving a frustrated side and supporters to debate the fine margins VAR is policing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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