Supporters of Arsenal have flooded to social media this evening to bemoan the lack of consistency from Premier League officials, after seeing their side’s early go-ahead goal versus Newcastle disallowed.
The Gunners are currently locked in action with Rafael Benitez’s Magpies at the Emirates, in their first outing following the international break.
Unai Emery’s men headed into proceedings in the midst of a tightly-contested battle for a Premier League top-4 spot, on the back of Tottenham’s last-gasp defeat at Liverpool yesterday evening.
And the capital giants appeared to have gotten off to the ideal
However, upon the ball finding the net, referee Anthony Taylor immediately blew his whistle, disallowing the strike for a foul.
Replays showcased the fact that Sokratis had needlessly pulled on the shirt of Florian Lejeune off the ball, leaving Taylor perfectly within his rights to take action.
However, in the aftermath of their side’s opener being ruled out, Arsenal’s fans couldn’t help but point to Chelsea’s highly-controversial 2-1 win at Cardiff yesterday afternoon.
The Blues’ 84th-minute equalizer, courtesy of Cesar Azpilicueta, saw the Spaniard nod home whilst in a blatantly offside position.
More relevantly, though, Maurizio Sarri’s men also escaped a number of potential Cardiff spot-kicks, for obvious wrestling and shirt-pulling inside the Blues’ box: