Newcastle toppled Arsenal at St. James’ Park on Saturday night in a sport plagued by controversies.
Eddie Howe’s males earned a hard-fought three factors in opposition to the Gunners because of an Anthony Gordon second-half winner.
The aim itself is surrounded by controversial moments because the VAR took over 4 minutes to verify if it ought to stand.
The ball appeared to exit of play earlier than Joe Willock crossed it in and Joelinton seemed like he pushed Gabriel within the again earlier than handballing it.
To high it off, VAR checked to see if Gordon was offside however was unable to decide attributable to inadequate proof.
Mikel Arteta was livid with the aim afterwards, however Howe gave a a lot calmer measured response.
“With each VAR verify that was happening we thought one would value us ultimately. Initially I assumed it was a very good aim however I noticed hesitation from the referee. Clearly happy aim was given, a very good aim from our perspective.” he stated by way of Chronicle Stay.
“It was an actual battle between usually two groups much more fluid than that. Each groups knew we needed to combat to win. Wasn’t a sport of magnificence. It was lot of aerial balls, which was a a marker of how onerous the sport was. Fortunately, we got here out on high.”
