Arsenal have called for the PGMOL to address the standard of officiating in the Premier League.
This was contained in a statement from the club, after Newcastle beat the Gunners via a controversial goal on Saturday.
Anthony Gordon’s second-half strike was all Newcastle needed to beat Mikel Arteta’s side despite a four-minute VAR check to analyse three talking points with the goal.
The three major issue with the goal has to deal with whether the ball went out of play, a potential foul by Joelinton and an offside on Gordon.
Prior to that, two incidents; when Kai Havertz was booked for a reckless tackle on Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes was lucky not to have seen a red for an off-the-ball forearm on Jorginho, had raised the temperature high in the game.
Speaking after the match, Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports the awarding of the goal was a “disgrace” and “embarrassing” for the officials.
The club on Sunday would later came to support the manager with their statement.
The statement reads;
“Arsenal Football Club wholeheartedly supports Mikel Arteta’s post-match comments after yet more unacceptable refereeing and VAR errors on Saturday evening,” the statement read.
“We’d also like to acknowledge the huge effort and performance from our players and travelling supporters at St James’ Park.
“The Premier League is the best league in the world with the best players, coaches and supporters, all of whom deserve better. PGMOL urgently needs to address the standard of officiating and focus on action which moves us all on from retrospective analysis, attempted explanations and apologies.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta slams the decision to allow Anthony Gordon’s goal to stand in Newcastle’s 1-0 win over the Gunners in the Premier League
“We support the ongoing efforts of chief refereeing officer, Howard Webb and would welcome working together to achieve the world-class officiating standards our league demands.”